Implantable cartilaginous tissue repair device
US9226992B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 17, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29K2311/10
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cartilaginous tissue repair device with a biocompatible, bioresorbable three-dimensional silk or other fiber lay and a biocompatible, bioresorbable substantially porous silk-based or other hydrogel partially or substantially filling the interstices of the fiber lay; with or without an integral means of firmly anchoring the device to a patient's bone.
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