CPC A61F 2/04 (2013.01) [A61L 31/005 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61L 31/146 (2013.01); A61F 2002/041 (2013.01); A61L 2400/12 (2013.01); A61L 2420/08 (2013.01); C08L 1/02 (2013.01)] | 25 Claims |
1. A method for producing a medical implant, comprising:
providing a microbial cellulose tube, comprising a wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the wall comprises several layers of microbial cellulose, wherein said layers are concentric to a longitudinal axis of the tube; and introducing a stent into the microbial cellulose tube to form the medical implant.
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