Biocompatible scaffold for ligament or tendon repair
US8637066B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 21, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2430/10
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A biocompatible ligament repair implant or scaffold device is provided for use in repairing a variety of ligament tissue injuries. The repair procedures may be conducted with ligament repair implants that contain a biological component that assists in healing or tissue repair. The biocompatible ligament repair implants include a biocompatible scaffold and particles of viable tissue derived from ligament tissue or tendon tissue, such that the tissue and the scaffold become associated. The particles of living tissue contain one or more viable cells that can migrate from the tissue and populate the scaffold.
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