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Tissue decellularization

US7318998B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 24, 2003
Grant dateJan 15, 2008
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Expiry dateFeb 17, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S623/918
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates, in general, to tissue decellularization and, in particular to a method of treating tissues, for example, heart valves, tendons and ligaments, so as to render them acellular and thereby limit mineralization and/or immunoreactivity upon implementation in vivo.

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