Medical graft products with differing regions and methods and systems for producing the same

US7959554B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Cook Biotech Incorporated · US

Inventors

• Chad S. McAlexander · Warsaw, US
• Clay Fette · Severna Park, US
• Jason P. Hodde · West Lafayette, US
• Matthew R. Graham · San Diego, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 19, 2006
• Grant date: Jun 14, 2011
• Expiry date: Jun 12, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S623/917
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Described are methods and systems for drying remodelable materials, such that selective regions of the remodelable materials have differing properties. Also described are medical graft products having selective regions of differing material properties. Advantageous remodelable materials include collagenous extracellular matrix material, such as small intestine submucosa.