Tissue graft for surgical reconstruction of a collagenous meniscus and method therefor
US5352463A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 1992 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/30581
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A fluidized, injectable tissue graft composition is described. The composition comprises comminuted intestinal submucosa or protease-digested intestinal submucosa. Methods for the preparation and use of injectable tissue graft compositions are described. In preferred embodiments the tissue graft material is prepared from the intestinal submucosa comprising the tunica submucosa, the muscularis mucosa and the stratum compactum of a segment of intestinal tissue of a warm-blooded vertebrate. Effective amounts of the fluidized graft compositions can be injected to promote repair tissue defects by inducing formation of endogenous tissues.
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