EP1908484A3

Bioabsorbable device having composite structure for accelerating degradation

Abstract

A medical device has a structure made of a first biodegradable and/or bioabsorbable material and a second biodegradable and/or bioabsorbable material. The first biodegradable and/or bioabsorbable material has a degradation rate that is faster than a degradation rate of the second biodegradable and/or bioabsorbable material. And, the structure experiences a period of accelerated degradation upon exposure of the first biodegradable and/or bioabsorbable material.

Term

1 yearto projected expiry

Projected expiry 5 October 2027, counted from filing; an application has no term until it is granted.

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US2006193892A1CitesUnited States of AmericaXSearch report1-15,20-22
WO2008011048A2CitesWorld Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)ESearch report1,2
WO9117789A1CitesWorld Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)ASearch report1