Tissue-engineered constructs
US9650603B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 24, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1038
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides constructs including a tubular biodegradable polyglycolic acid scaffold, wherein the scaffold may be coated with extracellular matrix proteins and substantially acellular. The constructs can be utilized as an arteriovenous graft, a coronary graft, a peripheral artery bypass conduit, or a urinary conduit. The present invention also provides methods of producing such constructs.
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