Method of treating a knee meniscus with a cross-linking reagent to increase resistance to tearing or rupturing
US8022101B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P21/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of treatment of native, non-denatured tissue to increase resistance to tearing, fissuring, rupturing, and/or delamination, comprising the step of: contacting at least a portion of the tissue with an effective amount of a reagent that increases crosslinks in the tissue.
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