Hydrophilic high density PTFE medical barrier
View Patent ↗A medical barrier includes a sheet of unsintered substantially unexpanded hydrophilic polytetraflouroethylene (PTFE) polymer material having a density in a range of about 1.2 gm/cc to about 2.3 gm/cc, and preferably in the range of about 1.45 gm/cc to about 1.55 gm/cc, and having at least one textured surface. In accordance with one embodiment, the sheet has one textured surface and one substantially smooth surface, and has substantially uniform strength in all directions.
1. A guided tissue regeneration membrane comprising a high density polytetrafluoroethylene sheet having at least a portion of at least one surface thereof that is hydrophilic, which renders the membrane surface substantially compatible with water, body fluids, blood and aqueous solutions, wherein said at least a portion of at least one surface comprises a hydrophilic polymer grafted to said surface.
2. The guided tissue regeneration membrane according to claim 1 , in which said membrane is constructed of high density, unexpanded, unsintered PTFE.
3. The guided tissue regeneration membrane according to claim 1 , wherein said membrane has a density in the range of a density in a range of about 1.2 gm/cc to about 2.3 gm/cc.
4. The guided tissue regeneration membrane according to claim 1 , wherein said membrane has one textured surface and one substantially smooth surface.
5. The guided tissue regeneration membrane according to claim 1 , in which the hydrophilic portion of said membrane is limited to the peripheral borders of the membrane.
6. The guided tissue regeneration membrane according to claim 1 , in which the hydrophilic portion of said membrane is limited to the central portion of the membrane.
7. The guided tissue regeneration membrane according to claim 1 , in which the hydrophilic portion of said membrane is linked via covalent bonds to bioactive molecules.
8. The guided tissue regeneration membrane according to claim 7 , wherein said bioactive molecules include growth factors, cytokines, morphogenetic proteins, cell attractants, and adhesion molecules.
9. The guided tissue regeneration membrane according to claim 8 , wherein the source of said bioactive molecules is selected from the group consisting of autologous, allogenic, xenogenic and synthetic.
10. A guided tissue regeneration membrane comprising a high density polytetrafluoroethylene sheet having at least a portion of at least one surface thereof that is hydrophilic, which renders the membrane surface substantially compatible with water, body fluids, blood and aqueous solutions, wherein said at least a portion of at least one surface comprises a reactive chemical compound grafted to said surface.
11. A guided tissue regeneration membrane comprising a high density polytetrafluoroethylene sheet having at least a portion of at least one surface thereof that is hydrophilic, which renders the membrane surface substantially compatible with water, body fluids, blood and aqueous solutions, wherein said at least a portion of at least one surface comprises a surface treated by a chemical reaction to make said surface hydrophilic.
12. A guided tissue regeneration membrane comprising a high density polytetrafluoroethylene sheet having at least a portion of at least one surface thereof that is hydrophilic, which renders the membrane surface substantially compatible with water, body fluids, blood and aqueous solutions, wherein said at least a portion of at least one surface comprises a surface treated by a process to make said surface hydrophilic.
13. The guided tissue regeneration membrane as claimed in claim 12 , wherein said process comprises etching.
14. A method of repairing a defect in alveolar bone underlying gingival tissue, which comprises the steps of:
placing a sheet of hydrophilic polytetraflouroethylene polymer material over said defect between the bone and the gingival tissue;
securing the gingival tissue over the sheet;
allowing the defect to heal under the sheet; and,
removing the sheet after the defect has healed, wherein said sheet of hydrophilic polytetraflouroethylene polymer material comprises polytetrafluoroethylene sheet having least a portion of at least one surface thereof that is hydrophilic, which renders the membrane surface substantially compatible with water, body fluids, blood and aqueous solutions, and wherein said at least a portion of at least one surface comprises a hydrophilic polymer grafted to said surface.
15. The method as claimed in claim 14 , wherein said hydrophilic polytetraflouro ethylene polymer material comprises:
unsintered substantially unexpanded polytetraflouroethylene polymer material.
16. The method as claimed in claim 15 , wherein said polytetraflouroethylene polymer material has a density in a range of about 1.2 gm/cc to about 2.3 gm/cc.
17. The method as claimed in claim 14 , wherein said sheet has one textured surface and one substantially smooth surface.
18. The method as claimed in claim 17 , including placing said substantially smooth surface in contact with said bone.
19. The method as claimed in claim 14 , including the step of: placing a metallic dental implant into said alveolar bone defect prior to placing the sheet.
20. The method as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the hydrophilic portion of said membrane is linked via covalent bonds to bioactive molecules.
21. The method as claimed in claim 20 , wherein said bioactive molecules include growth factors, cytokines, morphogenetic proteins, cell attractants, and adhesion molecules.
22. The method as claimed in claim 21 , wherein the source of said bioactive molecules is selected from the group consisting of autologous, allogenic, xenogenic and synthetic.
23. A method of repairing a defect in alveolar bone underlying gingival tissue, which comprises the steps of:
placing a sheet of hydrophilic polytetraflouroethylene polymer material over said defect between the bone and the gingival tissue;
securing the gingival tissue over the sheet;
allowing the defect to heal under the sheet; and, removing the sheet after the defect has healed., wherein said sheet of hydrophilic polytetraflouroethylene polymer material comprises polytetrafluoroethylene sheet having least a portion of at least one surface thereof that is hydrophilic, which renders the membrane surface substantially compatible with water, body fluids, blood and aqueous solutions, wherein said at least a portion of at least one surface comprises a reactive chemical compound grafted to said surface.
24. A method of repairing a defect in alveolar bone underlying gingival tissue, which comprises the steps of:
placing a sheet of hydrophilic polytetraflouroethylene polymer material over said defect between the bone and the gingival tissue;
securing the gingival tissue over the sheet;
allowing the defect to heal under the sheet; and, removing the sheet after the defect has healed, wherein said sheet of hydrophilic polytetraflouro ethylene polymer material comprises polytetrafluoroethylene sheet having least a portion of at least one surface thereof that is hydrophilic, which renders the membrane surface substantially compatible with water, body fluids, blood and aqueous solutions, wherein said at least a portion of at least one surface comprises a surface treated by a chemical reaction to make said surface hydrophilic.
25. A method of repairing a defect in alveolar bone underlying gingival tissue, which comprises the steps of:
placing a sheet of hydrophilic polytetraflouroethylene polymer material over said defect between the bone and the gingival tissue;
securing the gingival tissue over the sheet;
allowing the defect to heal under the sheet; and, removing the sheet after the defect has healed, wherein said sheet of hydrophilic polytetraflouroethylene polymer material comprises polytetrafluoroethylene sheet having least a portion of at least one surface thereof that is hydrophilic, which renders the membrane surface substantially compatible with water, body fluids, blood and aqueous solutions, wherein said at least a portion of at least one surface comprises a surface treated by a process to make said surface hydrophilic.
26. The method as claimed in claim 25 , wherein said process comprises etching.
27. A method of preserving alveolar ridge profile following extraction of a tooth, which comprises the steps of:
placing a sheet of hydrophilic polytetraflouroethylene polymer material over the tooth extraction site between the bone and the gingival tissue surrounding the extraction site; and,
at least partially closing the gingival tissue over the sheet, wherein said sheet of hydrophilic polytetraflouroethylene polymer material comprises a polytetrafluoroethylene sheet having at least a portion of at least one surface thereof that is hydrophilic, which renders the membrane surface substantially compatible with water, body fluids, blood and aqueous solutions, and wherein said at least a portion of at least one surface comprises a hydrophilic polymer grafted to said surface.
28. The method as claimed in claim 27 , including the step of:
filling the extraction site with particulate grafting material prior to placing the sheet.
29. The method as claimed in claim 27 , wherein said hydrophilic polytetraflouroethylene polymer material comprises:
unsintered substantially unexpanded polytetraflouroethylene polymer material.
30. The method as claimed in claim 29 , wherein said polytetraflouroethylene polymer material has a density in a range of about 1.2 gm/cc to about 2.3 gm/cc.
31. The method as claimed in claim 27 , wherein said sheet has one textured surface and one substantially smooth surface.
32. The method as claimed in claim 31 , including placing said substantially smooth surface in contact with said bone.
33. The method as claimed in claim 27 , wherein the hydrophilic portion of said membrane is linked via covalent bonds to bioactive molecules.
34. The method as claimed in claim 33 , wherein said bioactive molecules include growth factors, cytokines, morphogenetic proteins, cell attractants, and adhesion molecules.
35. The method as claimed in claim 33 , wherein the source of said bioactive molecules is selected from the group consisting of autologous, allogenic, xenogenic and synthetic.
36. A method of preserving alveolar ridge profile following extraction of a tooth, which comprises the steps of:
placing a sheet of hydrophilic polytetraflouroethylene polymer material over the tooth extraction site between the bone and the gingival tissue surrounding the extraction site; and,
at least partially closing the gingival tissue over the sheet, wherein said sheet of hydrophilic polytetraflouroethylene polymer material comprises a polytetrafluoroethylene sheet having at least a portion of at least one surface thereof that is hydrophilic, which renders the membrane surface substantially compatible with water, body fluids, blood and aqueous solutions, wherein said at least a portion of at least one surface comprises a reactive chemical compound grafted to said surface.
37. A method of preserving alveolar ridge profile following extraction of a tooth, which comprises the steps of:
placing a sheet of hydrophilic polytetraflouroethylene polymer material over the tooth extraction site between the bone and the gingival tissue surrounding the extraction site; and,
at least partially closing the gingival tissue over the sheet, wherein said sheet of hydrophilic polytetraflouroethylene polymer material comprises a polytetrafluoroethylene sheet having at least a portion of at least one surface thereof that is hydrophilic, which renders the membrane surface substantially compatible with water, body fluids, blood and aqueous solutions, wherein said at least a portion of at least one surface comprises a surface treated by a chemical reaction to make said surface hydrophilic.
38. A method of preserving alveolar ridge profile following extraction of a tooth, which comprises the steps of:
placing a sheet of hydrophilic polytetraflouroethylene polymer material over the tooth extraction site between the bone and the gingival tissue surrounding the extraction site; and,
at least partially closing the gingival tissue over the sheet, wherein said sheet of hydrophilic polytetraflouroethylene polymer material comprises a polytetrafluoroethylene sheet having at least a portion of at least one surface thereof that is hydrophilic, which renders the membrane surface substantially compatible with water, body fluids, blood and aqueous solutions, wherein said at least a portion of at least one surface comprises a surface treated by a process to make said surface hydrophilic.
39. The method as claimed in claim 38 , wherein said process comprises etching.