Method of fabricating an implantable medical device to reduce chance of late inflammatory response

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PATENT NO 8747879
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11444596

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The invention provides a method for fabricating an implantable medical device to increase biocompatibility of the device, the method comprising: heat setting a polymer construct, wherein the polymer construct is at a temperature range of from about Tg to about 0.6(Tm−Tg)+Tg such that the set polymer construct comprises a crystalline structure having crystals at a size less than about 2 microns; and fabricating an implantable medical device from the heat set polymer construct.

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  • ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC.

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Gale, David C San Jose, US 196 5921
Huang, Bin Pleasanton, US 354 5138

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