Title:
TEXTURED MEDICAL IMPLANTS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/004261
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
There invention relates to a medical implant having a therapeutic agent immobilised thereon, the implant having a surface asperity such that the therapeutic agent is localised on the implant in a manner whereby the therapeutic agent does not come into contact with the host tissue during implantation.
Inventors:
WILSON DARREN JAMES (GB)
GUNNING PAUL ALEXANDER (GB)
MORGAN ROBERT LLEWELYN (GB)
MILNER RICHARD (GB)
HOWLING GRAEME (GB)
GUNNING PAUL ALEXANDER (GB)
MORGAN ROBERT LLEWELYN (GB)
MILNER RICHARD (GB)
HOWLING GRAEME (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2009/001653
Publication Date:
September 23, 2010
Filing Date:
July 02, 2009
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SMITH & NEPHEW (GB)
WILSON DARREN JAMES (GB)
GUNNING PAUL ALEXANDER (GB)
MORGAN ROBERT LLEWELYN (GB)
MILNER RICHARD (GB)
HOWLING GRAEME (GB)
WILSON DARREN JAMES (GB)
GUNNING PAUL ALEXANDER (GB)
MORGAN ROBERT LLEWELYN (GB)
MILNER RICHARD (GB)
HOWLING GRAEME (GB)
International Classes:
A61L27/50; A61L27/54
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2008033867A2 | 2008-03-20 |
Foreign References:
| US20060229715A1 | 2006-10-12 | |||
| US6428579B1 | 2002-08-06 | |||
| US20060286140A1 | 2006-12-21 | |||
| US20080097618A1 | 2008-04-24 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
CONNORS, Martin (York Science Park Heslington, York YO10 5DF, GB)
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