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US 2003/0225459 A1Published application
Attachment of absorbable tissue scaffolds to fixation devices
AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorsJoseph J. Hammer, Joseph H. Contiliano, Herbert Eugene Schwartz
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Abstract
The present invention relates to tissue scaffold implant devices useful in the repair and/or regeneration of diseased and/or damaged musculoskeletal tissue and that include a tissue scaffold component fixedly attached to a scaffold fixation component via at least one of sutures, fabrics, fibers, threads, elastomeric bands, reinforcing elements and interlocking protrusions for engaging and maintaining the scaffold component fixedly attached to the fixation component.
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A tissue scaffold implant device, comprising:
- a tissue scaffold component;
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- a fixation component comprising a tissue scaffold support component,
- wherein said tissue scaffold component is fixedly attached to said fixation component via an attachment means selected from the group consisting of fibers, sutures, ties, threads, elastomeric bands, fabrics, reinforcing elements partially embedded in said tissue scaffold component and interlocking protrusions on said tissue scaffold support for engaging and maintaining said tissue scaffold component fixedly attached to said fixation component.
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