1. A dual sterilization containment vessel for biologically derived medical components comprising:
a hollow element having a wall, a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen therebetween, said lumen configured and adapted to contain a biologically derived medical component and at least a portion of an apparatus configured and adapted to implant the biologically derived medical component in a living body;
a distal end cap;
a proximal end cap; and
a radiopaque sleeve,
wherein the proximal end cap has a secondary proximal end cap and ferrule sized and adapted to and capable of reversibly sealing the proximal end cap to a delivery catheter passing therethrough,
further wherein the combination of the hollow element, the distal end cap, the proximal end cap, the secondary proximal end cap, the ferrule, and the delivery catheter form a fluid tight system providing a continuous fluid connection between the interior of the hollow element and the lumen of the delivery catheter.
2. The dual sterilization containment vessel of claim 1, where in the hollow element, the distal cap, and the proximal cap comprise a material substantially unreactive with at least one biocide.
3. The dual sterilization containment vessel of claim 1, wherein the hollow element, the distal cap, and the proximal cap comprise a material which is substantially unchanged chemically and mechanically upon absorption of at least 4 gray of ionizing radiation.
4. The dual sterilization containment vessel of claim 1, wherein the hollow element, the distal cap, and the proximal cap comprise a material which is substantially unchanged chemically and mechanically upon absorption of at least 30 gray of ionizing radiation.
5. The dual sterilization containment vessel of claim 1, wherein the hollow element, the distal cap, and the proximal cap comprise a material which is substantially unchanged chemically and mechanically upon absorption of at least 40 gray of ionizing radiation.
6. The dual sterilization containment vessel of claim 1, wherein the hollow element, the distal cap, and the proximal cap comprise a material which is substantially unchanged chemically and mechanically upon absorption of at least 50 gray of ionizing radiation.
7. The dual sterilization containment vessel of claim 1, wherein the hollow element, the distal cap, and the proximal cap comprise a material which is substantially unchanged chemically and mechanically upon absorption of at least 4 gray of ionizing radiation when filled with the biocide of claim 2.
8. The dual sterilization containment vessel of claim 1, wherein the hollow element, the distal cap, and the proximal cap comprise a material which is substantially unchanged chemically and mechanically upon absorption of at least 30 gray of ionizing radiation when filled with the biocide of claim 2.
9. The dual sterilization containment vessel of claim 1, wherein the hollow element, the distal cap, and the proximal cap comprise a material which is substantially unchanged chemically and mechanically upon absorption of at least 40 gray of ionizing radiation when filled with the biocide of claim 2.
10. The dual sterilization containment vessel of claim 1, wherein the hollow element, the distal cap, and the proximal cap comprise a material which is substantially unchanged chemically and mechanically upon absorption of at least 50 gray of ionizing radiation when filled with the biocide of claim 2.
11. The dual sterilization containment vessel of claim 5, wherein the biologically derived medical component receives at least 4 gray of ionizing radiation when the hollow element absorbs 30 gray of ionizing radiation.
12. The dual sterilization containment vessel of claim 5, wherein the biologically derived medical component receives at least 4 gray of ionizing radiation when the hollow element absorbs 40 gray of ionizing radiation.
13. The dual sterilization containment vessel of claim 5, wherein the biologically derived medical component receives at least 4 gray of ionizing radiation when the hollow element absorbs 50 gray of ionizing radiation.
14. The dual sterilization containment vessel of claim 11, wherein the biologically derived medical component is treated bovine tissue.
15. The dual sterilization containment vessel of claim 14, wherein the biologically derived medical component is a replacement valve.
16. The dual sterilization containment vessel of claim 15, wherein the replacement valve is a replacement heart valve.
17. The dual sterilization containment vessel of claim 11, wherein the biologically derived medical component is treated porcine tissue.
18. The dual sterilization containment vessel of claim 17, wherein the biologically derived medical component is a replacement valve.
19. The dual sterilization containment vessel of claim 18, wherein the replacement valve is a replacement heart valve.
20. The dual sterilization containment vessel of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of at least one of the hollow element, the distal cap, and the proximal cap includes a region transparent to visible light.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A three dimensional multilayer integrated circuit comprising:
a first device layer with single crystal fabrication regions; and
a second device layer with single crystal fabrication regions, wherein said single crystal fabrication regions of said second device layer are formed while said second layer is on top of said first layer, with minimal detrimental heat transfer to said first device layer utilizing a controlled laser layer crystallization process for re-crystallization, wherein a crystallization area is defined to prevent undesired heat transfer between sad first device layer and said second device layer and said crystallization area is included in a single crystal fabrication region of said second device layer formed from silicon seed of said first device layer.
2. A three dimensional multilayer integrated circuit of claim 1 wherein said single crystal fabrication regions of said second device layer are formed from silicon seed of said first device layer.
3. A three dimensional multilayer integrated circuit of claim 1 wherein said single crystal fabrication regions of said second layer are defined by silicon isolation trenches.
4. A three dimensional multilayer integrated circuit of claim 1 wherein said single crystal fabrication regions are the size of a transistor.
5. A three dimensional multilayer integrated circuit of claim 1 wherein said first layer comprises peripheral devices and said second layer comprises core devices.
6. A three dimensional multilayer integrated circuit of claim 1 wherein said first layer and said second layer comprise similar circuitry arrays.
7. A three dimensional multilayer integrated circuit of claim 1 wherein said first layer is utilized in association with a first application and said second layer is utilized in association with a second application.