Attachment of absorbable tissue scaffolds to fixation devices
US6989034B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 31, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00365
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to tissue scaffold implant devices useful in the repair and/or regeneration of diseased and/or damaged musculoskeletal tissue and that include a tissue scaffold component fixedly attached to a scaffold fixation component via at least one of sutures, fabrics, fibers, threads, elastomeric bands, reinforcing elements and interlocking protrusions for engaging and maintaining the scaffold component fixedly attached to the fixation component.
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