Nonwoven tissue scaffold

US8137686B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• DePuy Mitek, LLC · US

Inventors

• Stephanie M. Kladakis · Watertown, US
• Joseph J. Hammer · Bound Brook, US
• Dhanuraj Shetty · Jersey City, US
• Sridevi Dhanaraj · Raritan, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 20, 2004
• Grant date: Mar 20, 2012
• Expiry date: Jan 19, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61L2430/06
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A biocompatible meniscal repair device is disclosed. The tissue repair device includes a scaffold adapted to be placed in contact with a defect in a meniscus, the scaffold comprising a high-density, dry laid nonwoven polymeric material and a biocompatible foam. The scaffold provides increased suture pull-out strength.