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Injectable soft tissue augmentation materials from the placenta and their method of manufacture

US5002071A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 27, 1989
Grant dateMar 26, 1991
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Expiry dateSep 27, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61L2400/06
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed is a soft tissue augmentation material from human placenta homogenized to pass through a surgical needle, preferably a 30 gauge surgical needle, and cross-linking collagen molecules of the material by gamma irradiation. Also disclosed are methods of making the injectable soft tissue augmentation material and using it in human beings.

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