Graft prosthesis materials
US6206931A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 22, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S623/925
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A graft prostheses (11), materials and method for implanting, transplanting, replacing, or repairing a part of a patient. The graft prosthesis includes a purified, collagen-based matrix structure removed from a submucosa tissue source. The submucosa tissue source is purified by disinfection and removal steps to deactivate and remove contaminants, thereby making the purified structure biocompatible and suitable for grafting on and/or in a patient.
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