Patent ID: 6110212
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: A61F,A61L,B32B,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for producing a biomaterial consisting essentially of elastin capable of being fused onto a tissue substrate comprising:forming a layer of biomaterial consisting essentially of elastin having a first and second outer major surface; andapplying an energy absorbing material, which is energy absorptive within a predetermined range of light wavelengths, to a selected one of said first and second outer surfaces of the biomaterial in an amount which will cause using together of one of said first and second outer surfaces of the biomaterial and an outer surface of said tissue substrate, said energy absorbing material penetrating into an interstices of said biomaterial,the selected one of said first and second outer surfaces of the biomaterial being capable of fusing together with the outer surface of the tissue substrate by irradiating the energy absorbing material with light energy in a predetermined wavelength range with an intensity sufficient to facilitate said fusing together.