Title:
METHOD OF INCORPORATING CARBON NANOTUBES IN A MEDICAL APPLIANCE, A CARBON NANOTUBE MEDICAL APPLIANCE, AND A MEDICAL APPLIANCE COATED USING CARBON NANOTUBE TECHNOLOGY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2006052538
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method of caoting an article is provided. The method includes: preparing a solution including a bioactive agent and a carbon nanotube precursor; treating the solution to form carbon nanotubes; and applying the solution to the article. A method of producing a medical device is provided. The method includes: forming a core of the medical device with a pattern on a surface of the core and assembling a multi-walled carbon nanotube array on the pattern on the surface. The pattern on the surface may determine an orientation of the multi-walled carbon nanotube array. A method of manufacturing a medical appliance is provided. The method includes creating a mixture of a carbon nanotube precursor and a polymer and injecting the mixture into a mold. The mold forms the mixture into a shape of the medical appliance. A method of forming a nanotube tissue scaffold is provided. The method includes forming a nanotube precursor and treating the nanotube precursor to form the nanotube tissue scaffold. The nanotube tissue scaffold is electrically conductive.
Inventors:
RANADE SHRIRANG V (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2005/039460
Publication Date:
November 23, 2006
Filing Date:
November 01, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC (US)
RANADE SHRIRANG V (US)
RANADE SHRIRANG V (US)
International Classes:
A61L31/16; A61L27/30; A61L27/54; A61L29/10; A61L29/16
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2003092763A1 | 2003-11-13 | |||
| WO2004011703A1 | 2004-02-05 |
Foreign References:
| US20030065355A1 | 2003-04-03 | |||
| US20020049495A1 | 2002-04-25 | |||
| US20030153965A1 | 2003-08-14 | |||
| US20020001620A1 | 2002-01-03 |
Other References:
HARUTYUNYAN A R ET AL: "CARBON NANOTUBES FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS", EUROPEAN CELLS AND MATERIALS, XX, XX, vol. 3, no. Supplement 2, May 2002 (2002-05-01), pages 84 - 87, XP002365698, ISSN: 1473-2262
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