Fiber-hydrogel composite surgical meshes for tissue repair

US10471181B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · US

Inventors

• Russell Martin · Los Gatos, US
• Sashank Reddy · Baltimore, US
• Justin Sacks · Baltimore, US
• Xiaowei Li · Shanghai, CN
• Brian Honewee Cho · Baltimore, US
• Hai-Quan Mao · Singapore, SG

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 17, 2016
• Grant date: Nov 12, 2019
• Expiry date: Aug 17, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61L2430/34
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The presently disclosed composition and methods are provided for a hydrogel or nanofiber-hydrogel composite integrated with a surgical scaffold or mesh. A surgical scaffold device comprised of laminar composite is disclosed for the purpose of reducing foreign body response, managing tissue-materials interface, and improving the integration of the surgical mesh with the surrounding tissue of a subject.