摘要:
Sheets of incompletely fixed biological tissue comprising portions for defining valve flaps of a cardiac valve prosthesis are mounted on forming means which can separate in a substantially fluid-tight manner the opposite faces of such portions. These opposite faces are subjected to a fluid pressure difference which produces deformation of the portions towards a conformation substantially identical with the conformation of the valve flaps when mounted in the prosthesis. The biological tissue is finally fixed while the portions defining the valve flaps of the prosthesis are maintained in the said conformation. The sheets of biological tissue are then separated from the forming means to be subsequently mounted in the frame of the prosthesis.
摘要:
A vacuum forming apparatus for fixing and shaping animal tissue into the shape of a cardiac valve prosthesis, including a tapered form, with elongated through apertures, suspended in a reservoir of fixative and vacuum means for producing a reduced pressure within the tapered form.
摘要:
There are disclosed devices for conditioning a blood flow which include at least one element with portions which are exposed to the blood and are deformable cyclically at a frequency comparable to the frequency of the heartbeat, in which the cyclically deformable portions have a continuous coating of biocompatible carbonaceous material comprised of carbon crystals having a density of greater than 2.1 grams per cubic centimeter applied by sputtering directly on and completely covering at least those portions of the device which are exposed to the blood.
摘要:
A prosthetic device includes a turbostratic biocompatible carbon film firmly adherent to a substrate and having a density of at least 2.1 g/cm.sup.3. The carbon preferably is very thin, e.g., less than about one micron. The thin carbon biocompatible film covers at least that portion of the substrate which will be in contact with body tissue and/or fluids to insure against physiological rejection and degradation of the prosthetic device. The carbon can be deposited on a variety of substrates, including low temperature substrates, in situ, without adversely affecting the mechanical properties of the substrate. The prosthetic device of the invention is formed by triode sputtering vacuum deposition at a relatively low temperature to achieve the desired results with respect to the deposited carbon and the substrate and with respect to the required adherence therebetween.
摘要翻译:假体装置包括牢固粘附于基底并具有至少2.1g / cm 3密度的渗透生物相容性碳膜。 碳优选非常薄,例如小于约1微米。 薄碳生物相容膜至少覆盖将与身体组织接触的基底部分和/或流体,以确保假体装置的生理排斥和降解。 碳可以原位沉积在各种基材上,包括低温基材,而不会不利地影响基材的机械性能。 本发明的假体装置通过三极管在相对较低的温度下溅射真空沉积来形成,以便相对于沉积的碳和基底以及相对于它们之间所需的粘附获得期望的结果。
摘要:
A prosthetic device which includes a biocompatible carbon film firmly adherent to a substrate. The carbon preferably is turbostratic and is preferably very thin, e.g., less than about one micron. The thin carbon biocompatible film is dense and covers at least that portion of the substrate which will be in contact with body tissue and/or fluids to insure against physiological rejection and degradation of the prosthetic device. The carbon can be deposited on a variety of substrates, including low temperature substrates, in situ, without adversely affecting the mechanical properties of the substrate. The prosthetic device of the invention is formed by triode sputtering vacuum deposition at a relatively low temperature to achieve the desired results with respect to the deposited carbon and the substrate and with respect to the required adherence therebetween.
摘要:
A prosthetic device which includes a biocompatible carbon film firmly adherent to a substrate. The carbon preferably is turbostratic and is preferably very thin, e.g., less than about one micron. The thin carbon biocompatible film is dense and covers at least that portion of the substrate which will be in contact with body tissue and/or fluids to insure against physiological rejection and degradation of the prosthetic device. The carbon can be deposited on a variety of substrates, including low temperature substrates, in situ, without adversely affecting the mechanical properties of the substrate. The prosthetic device of the invention is formed by triode sputtering vacuum deposition at a relatively low temperature to achieve the desired results with respect to the deposited carbon and the substrate and with respect to the required adherence therebetween.
摘要:
A prosthetic device which includes a turbostratic biocompatible carbon film firmly adherent to a substrate and having a density of at least 2.1 g/cm.sup.3. The carbon preferably is very thin, e.g. , less than about one micron. The thin carbon biocompatible film covers at least that portion of the substrate which will be in contact with body tissue and/or fluids to insure against physiological rejection and degradation of the prosthetic device. The carbon can be deposited on a variety of substrates, including low temperature substrates, in situ, without adversely affecting the mechanical properties of the substrate. The prosthetic device of the invention is formed by triode sputtering vacuum deposition at a relatively low temperature to achieve the desired results with respect to the deposited carbon and the substrate and with respect to the required adherence therebetween.
摘要翻译:一种假体装置,其包括牢固粘附于基底并具有至少2.1g / cm 3的密度的渗透生物相容性碳膜。 碳优选非常薄,例如。 ,小于约1微米。 薄碳生物相容膜至少覆盖将与身体组织接触的基底部分和/或流体,以确保假体装置的生理排斥和降解。 碳可以原位沉积在各种基材上,包括低温基材,而不会不利地影响基材的机械性能。 本发明的假体装置通过三极管在相对较低的温度下溅射真空沉积来形成,以便相对于沉积的碳和基底以及相对于它们之间所需的粘附获得期望的结果。
摘要:
A pyrocarbon tip for a cardiac stimulator electrode is subjected to an anodic electrolytic treatment in which a strong, concentrated acid with oxidizing properties, or a mixture of two or more such acids, is used as the electrolyte. The treatment is carried out with a voltage greater than 1 V, preferably between 1 and 20 V, and with a current density greater than 3 mA/mm.sup.2, preferably between 30 and 40 mA/mm.sup.2. Pyrocarbon tips treated in this manner have very low bias voltages in use.
摘要翻译:将用于心脏刺激器电极的焦碳碳尖端进行阳极电解处理,其中使用具有氧化性能的强酸浓缩酸或两种或更多种这种酸的混合物作为电解质。 处理以大于1V,优选1至20V的电压和大于3mA / mm 2的电流密度,优选在30至40mA / mm 2之间进行。 以这种方式处理的焦碳尖端在使用中具有非常低的偏压。
摘要:
A carrier for delivering at least one active principle at an intraluminal site. The carrier includes a carrier body, such as a stent. The carrier body is provided with one or more reservoirs. The reservoirs contain nanoparticles which convey at least one active principle. The nanoparticles also comprise a substance having characteristics of preferential affinity attraction to a desired region at the intraluminal site. The nanoparticles can migrate toward the preferred region.
摘要:
A stent has surface sculpturing, preferably on its outer surface only, having, for example, microspheres, having the function of increasing the actual geometric surface area of the stent, of creating undercuts and roughness to encourage the application of coatings of active or activatable agents, as well as of improving the attachment of the stent to the blood vessel wall.