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US 2022/0176014 A1Published application
Tissue repair scaffold and device
AssigneeThe University of Manchester
InventorsSarah Cartmell, Lucy Bosworth, Jason Wong, Duncan Angus McGrouther
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Abstract
The present invention provides a tissue repair scaffold comprising a knitted body, wherein the knitted body is made of a yarn comprising polycaprolactone (PCL), and the knitted body comprises a plurality of apertures that remain open when the scaffold is stretched under load. The scaffold is particularly adapted for tendon repair. The present invention also relates to a tissue repair device comprising the scaffold, and a method of making the scaffold.
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A tendon repair scaffold comprising a knitted body, wherein
- the knitted body is made of a yarn comprising polycaprolactone (PCL);
- the knitted body comprises a plurality of apertures;
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- the apertures are open at and between a first configuration in which the knitted body is unloaded and has a first length, and a second configuration in which the knitted body is loaded and has a second length which is greater than the first length.
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