Methods and compositions for producing artificial fascia
US6482645B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 5, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L31/005
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention describes methods for producing artificial fascial slings and their subsequent use in treating subjects with urinary incontinence. The invention is based, in part, on the discovery that mesenchymal cells that secrete elastin and collagen, extracellular proteins responsible for elasticity and strength, respectively, can be used to engineer artificial fascia in vitro.
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