Apparatus and process for providing a coiled collagen carrier
AssigneeTakeda GmbH
InventorsPoul Bertelsen, Henrik Neuschafer Larsen, Pernille Dybendal Pedersen
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Abstract
The present invention relates inter alia to an apparatus for providing a coiled collagen carrier. An apparatus according to the invention preferably comprises a device for applying moisture to a collagen carrier prior to coiling of the collagen carrier and a coiling device. The coiling device preferably comprises rotatable gripping means for gripping the collagen carrier along an edge and coiling the collagen carrier, and a support device supporting the collagen carrier while being coiled. In another aspect, the invention relates to a production facility wherein an apparatus according to invention is arranged.
Claims13
A process for coiling a collagen carrier comprising (i) a collagen layer and (ii) a coating layer comprising fibrinogen and thrombin, said process comprising the sequential steps of:
- humidifying at least part of said collagen carrier;
- coiling said collagen carrier by a rotating gripping means in one of a plurality of tray cavities each provided for a respective one of the coiled collagen carrier;
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- drying the coiled collagen carrier by transporting the tray through a drying means, so as to provide a form-stable coiled collagen carrier configured for application to a patient.
The process according to 54, wherein the solvent comprises ethanol.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.