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US07767222B2 Apparatus and method for preventing adhesions between an implant and surrounding tissues 有权
用于防止植入物和周围组织之间的粘连的装置和方法

Apparatus and method for preventing adhesions between an implant and surrounding tissues
Abstract:
An anti-adhesion membrane is placed onto an implant introduced into a surgical site of a patient to prevent post-surgical adhesions between the implant and surrounding tissue. The implant may comprise either biological material, whcu as a transplanted organ, or non-biological material such as a medical device. The membrane may be applied in a variety of ways. In one example, a membrane according to the present invention is shrink-wrapped around a pace-maker. In another example, a breast implant is spray-coated or dipped with the membrane material.
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