Implantable biodegradable devices for musculoskeletal repair or regeneration

US7192604B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ethicon, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Kelly R. Brown · Fryeburg, US
• Iksoo Chun · Flemington, US
• Joseph J. Hammer · Bound Brook, US
• Victor F. Janas · Manalapan, US
• Jennifer Mandanas · Corning, US
• Mora Melican · Bound Brook, US
• Alireza Rezania · Cambridge, US
• Mark Zimmerman · Arlington Heights, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 7, 2001
• Grant date: Mar 20, 2007
• Expiry date: Aug 3, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61L27/48
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An implantable biodegradable device is disclosed containing a fibrous matrix, the fibrous matrix being constructed from fibers A and fibers B, wherein fibers A biodegrade faster than fibers B, fibers A and fibers B are present in relative amounts and are organized such that the fibrous matrix is provided with properties useful in repair and/or regeneration of mammalian tissue.