Implantable compositions having fibers and methods of making and using them
AssigneeWarsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
InventorDaniel A. Shimko
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Abstract
An implantable composition, method of making and using the implantable composition is provided. The implantable composition comprising a first set of fibers and a second set of fibers, the first set of fibers manufactured to have a first binding surface, the second set of fibers manufactured to have a second binding surface, the first binding surface of the first set of fibers configured to bind at least at or near the second binding surface of the second set of fibers and the second set of fibers configured to bind at least at or near the first binding surface of the first set of fibers.
Claims18
An implantable composition comprising a first set of fibers and a second set of fibers, the first set of fibers manufactured to have a first binding surface, the second set of fibers manufactured to have a second binding surface, the first binding surface of the first set of fibers configured to bind at least at or near the second binding surface of the second set of fibers and the second set of fibers configured to bind at least at or near the first binding surface of the first set of fibers, wherein the first binding surface of the first set of fibers comprises a curl portion, a helical portion, a spiral portion, a twist portion or a ribbon portion and the second binding surface of the second set of fibers also comprises a curl portion, a helical portion, a spiral portion, a twist portion or a ribbon portion, and wherein the first set of fibers comprises a body portion and an end portion such that the first binding surface of the first set of fibers is disposed near the end portion.
A method of treating a bone or soft tissue defect, the method comprising inserting an implantable composition into the bone or soft tissue defect, the implantable composition comprising a first set of fibers and a second set of fibers, the first set of fibers manufactured to have a first binding surface, the second set of fibers manufactured to have a second binding surface, the first binding surface of the first set of fibers bound to at least at or near the second binding surface of the second set of fibers and the second set of fibers bound to at least at or near the first binding surface of the first set of fibers, wherein the first binding surface of the first set of fibers comprises a curl portion, a helical portion, a spiral portion, a twist portion or a ribbon portion and the second binding surface of the second set of fibers also comprises a curl portion, a helical portion, a spiral portion, a twist portion or a ribbon portion, and wherein the first set of fibers comprises a body portion and an end portion such that the first binding surface of the first set of fibers is disposed near the end portion.
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