US 2011/0218647 A1 · MEDICAL IMPLANT

Abstract

A cartilage plug (14) comprises cross-linked polyvinylalcohol, a polyvinylalcohol fibre and fumed silica. The plug may also include chondrocytes and/or hyaluronic acid.

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Dependent claims

A medical implant comprising a polymeric material and a fibrous filler.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

12/737,974Filed 14 Jul 2009

Priority

GB 0812940.516 Jul 2008

Published

8 Sep 2011

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

A61L 27/16
Macromolecular materials: obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
A61L 27/446
Having a macromolecular matrix: with other specific inorganic fillers other than those covered by A61L27/443 or A61L27/46
A61L 2430/06
Materials or treatment for tissue regeneration: for cartilage reconstruction, e.g. meniscus
A61L
Methods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in general

Abstract

A cartilage plug (14) comprises cross-linked polyvinylalcohol, a polyvinylalcohol fibre and fumed silica. The plug may also include chondrocytes and/or hyaluronic acid.

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Medical implant

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