Neovascularization promoting membrane for bioimplants
View Patent ↗A method of addressing a condition of a living body comprising the steps of using an energy beam to form a set of pores in a work piece biocompatible membrane. The pores should have a mean area of less than 500 μm through the biocompatible membrane, thereby producing a microporous membrane adapted to facilitate tissue in growth. This membrane is placed at least partially about an article that is adapted to be implanted in a living body, which is implanted into the living body, thereby addressing the condition.
1. A method of addressing a condition of a living body comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a work piece biocompatible membrane;
(b) using an energy beam to form a set of pores, having a mean area of less than 500 μm 2 through said biocompatible membrane, thereby producing a microporous membrane adapted to facilitate tissue in growth; and
(c) providing an article that is adapted to be implanted in a living body;
(d) at least partially placing said article in said microporous membrane
(e) implanting said at least partially covered article into said living body, thereby addressing said condition.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said energy beam is a light beam.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein said light beam is a laser beam.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein said laser bream is formed in part by a mask placed over said biocompatible membrane.
5. The method of claim 3 wherein said laser beam is produced by nd:YAG laser.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein said energy beam is formed by a plasma protruding through a pore defined on a mask placed over said biocompatible membrane.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein said living body implant is a catheter.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein said work piece biocompatible membrane is porous.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein said work piece biocompatible membrane is not porous.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein said microporous membrane adapted to facilitate tissue in growth has been substantially optimally engineered to facilitate tissue in growth.