HK1003613A1 - Tissue repair solder - Google Patents

Tissue repair solder

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Publication number
HK1003613A1
HK1003613A1 HK98102946A HK98102946A HK1003613A1 HK 1003613 A1 HK1003613 A1 HK 1003613A1 HK 98102946 A HK98102946 A HK 98102946A HK 98102946 A HK98102946 A HK 98102946A HK 1003613 A1 HK1003613 A1 HK 1003613A1
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Hong Kong
Prior art keywords
solder
edges
tissue
tissue repair
repair solder
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Application number
HK98102946A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Earl Ronald Owen
Rodney Ian Trickett
Antonio Lauto
Judith Margaret Dawes
James Austin Piper
Original Assignee
Microsearch Foundation Of Aust
Macquarie Res Ltd
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Publication of HK1003613A1 publication Critical patent/HK1003613A1/xx

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/11—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for performing anastomosis; Buttons for anastomosis
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/11—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for performing anastomosis; Buttons for anastomosis
    • A61B17/1128—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for performing anastomosis; Buttons for anastomosis of nerves
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L24/00—Surgical adhesives or cements; Adhesives for colostomy devices
    • A61L24/04—Surgical adhesives or cements; Adhesives for colostomy devices containing macromolecular materials
    • A61L24/10—Polypeptides; Proteins
    • A61L24/106—Fibrin; Fibrinogen
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61L—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L31/00—Materials for other surgical articles, e.g. stents, stent-grafts, shunts, surgical drapes, guide wires, materials for adhesion prevention, occluding devices, surgical gloves, tissue fixation devices
    • A61L31/04—Macromolecular materials
    • A61L31/043—Proteins; Polypeptides; Degradation products thereof
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/00491—Surgical glue applicators
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/00491—Surgical glue applicators
    • A61B2017/00513—Tissue soldering

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Epidemiology (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Neurology (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • Materials For Medical Uses (AREA)
  • Electrical Discharge Machining, Electrochemical Machining, And Combined Machining (AREA)
  • Mechanical Treatment Of Semiconductor (AREA)
  • Nonmetallic Welding Materials (AREA)
  • Diaphragms For Electromechanical Transducers (AREA)
  • Immobilizing And Processing Of Enzymes And Microorganisms (AREA)
  • Electric Connection Of Electric Components To Printed Circuits (AREA)
  • Parts Printed On Printed Circuit Boards (AREA)
  • Polysaccharides And Polysaccharide Derivatives (AREA)
HK98102946A 1995-01-20 1998-04-08 Tissue repair solder HK1003613A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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AUPN0667A AUPN066795A0 (en) 1995-01-20 1995-01-20 Method of repair
PCT/AU1996/000024 WO1996022054A1 (en) 1995-01-20 1996-01-19 Method of tissue repair

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HK1003613A1 true HK1003613A1 (en) 1998-11-06

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US (3) US6211335B1 (ja)
EP (1) EP0804123B1 (ja)
JP (1) JPH11501825A (ja)
AT (1) ATE241319T1 (ja)
AU (1) AUPN066795A0 (ja)
CA (1) CA2210894A1 (ja)
DE (1) DE69628408T2 (ja)
ES (1) ES2201167T3 (ja)
HK (1) HK1003613A1 (ja)
NZ (1) NZ298721A (ja)
WO (1) WO1996022054A1 (ja)

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EP0804123A1 (en) 1997-11-05
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US20020045732A1 (en) 2002-04-18
AUPN066795A0 (en) 1995-02-16
DE69628408T2 (de) 2004-03-11
WO1996022054A1 (en) 1996-07-25
EP0804123A4 (en) 1999-01-07
NZ298721A (en) 1999-11-29
US6211335B1 (en) 2001-04-03
US20050079997A1 (en) 2005-04-14
ATE241319T1 (de) 2003-06-15
EP0804123B1 (en) 2003-05-28
DE69628408D1 (de) 2003-07-03
JPH11501825A (ja) 1999-02-16
CA2210894A1 (en) 1996-07-25

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