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US 12,070,384 B2Granted
Composite scaffold for the repair, reconstruction, and regeneration of soft tissues
AssigneeConmed Corporation
InventorsKevin A. Rocco, Bhavana Mohanraj, Jeffrey Ott, Justin Bendigo, Jacob Edward Komenda, Mark Theodore Aronson, Andrew James Carter
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Abstract
A composite scaffold having a highly porous interior with increased surface area and void volume is surrounded by a flexible support structure that substantially maintains its three-dimensional shape under tension and provides mechanical reinforcement during repair or reconstruction of soft tissue while simultaneously facilitating regeneration of functional tissue.
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A scaffold occupying a measurable volume comprising:
- a three-dimensional support structure defined by first and second outer layers separated by an interior space, and
- a plurality of spacer yarns extending through the interior space and connecting the first and second outer layers;
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- a microporous matrix having a multitude of interconnected pores collectively defining void space having a void space surface area disposed within the interior space between the first and second outer layers;
- wherein the void space surface area to measurable volume of the scaffold is between approximately 500 cm2/cm3 and 7,000 cm2/cm3.
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