Biodegradable implantable device

Patent Number: 9387001

Patent Date: 2016-07-12

Patent type: utility

In one embodiment of the present invention there is provided a biodegradable implantable device. The biodegradable implant device can include one or more elongate spiral support structures that can be biodegradable. Some embodiments can further include a material capture structure that can be biodegradable. A pharmacological agent can also be incorporated into the elongate spiral support structures and/or the material capture structure.

Inventors

First Name Last Name City State Country
Thomas J. Fogarty - - -
Eric M. Johnson - - -
Jeff Elkins - - -
Frank Arko - - -
Martin Seery - - -

IPCs

Section Class Sub Class Group Sub Group
A 61 F 2 01
A 61 B 17 221
A 61 M 25 00