METHOD FOR PREIMPLANTATION PREPARATION OF BIOPROSTHESES Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC A61F2/24 A61L27/36 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: method involves chemical stabilisation of biotissue with 0.625 % aqueous solution of glutaraldehyde, pH 7.4, followed with preparation with a surface-active substance and quadruple change of a working solution. Immediately ahead of implantation, bioprostheses are thoroughly washed with sterile physiologic saline sixfold changed, at 500 ml of the solution for 100 g of biotissue. Then it is processed with 0.05-0.5% aqueous solution of chitosan N-sulphosuccinate of molecular weight 50-150 kDa in intensive stirring during 0.5-2 h with pH within 5 to 8, and to temperature 22±2°C. Further, it is fixed in sterile absolute ethanol and put in sterile physiologic saline, and stored at temperature 6-8°C before implantation.

EFFECT: improved durability of bioprostheses.

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