Medical implants with reservoir(s)

摘要

Described is a medically useful article comprising a three-dimensional body including one or more implantable substances, wherein the body defines one or more reservoirs for receiving amounts of a biocompatible wetting liquid. In certain embodiments the body is disruptable upon wetting with the biocompatible liquid to form a conformable implantable material such as a putty, paste or more flowable wetted implant material. Also described are methods for manufacturing such medical materials, and methods for using such medical materials to treat patients.

主权项

1. A medical article, comprising: a three-dimensional porous body formed of an implantable material; said three-dimensional body being wettable with a biocompatible liquid; said three-dimensional body being disruptable upon wetting with the biocompatible liquid so as to form a wetted, disrupted implant material; and said three-dimensional body defining one or more reservoirs configured to receive and pool the biocompatible liquid, and the medical article comprises 50% to 75% by weight of the biocompatible liquid, and the one or more reservoirs have a combined volume of at least about 1 cc.