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US 2026/0224779 A1Published application
Felted implant and method of implantation
AssigneesSmith & Nephew, Inc., Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited, Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG
InventorsJustin A. Callaway, Timothy Young, Nehal N. Patel
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Abstract
A tissue repair implant includes a sheet-like structure having a first component comprising a biological material, and a second component comprising a fibrous felt material. The second component is configured to pass entirely through a thickness of the first component to extend into and engage with a body tissue to affix the repair implant to the tissue.
Claims20
A tissue repair implant comprising:
- a sheet-like scaffold having:
- a first component comprising a biological material;
- and
- a second component comprising a fibrous felt material formed of a plurality of fibers;
- wherein fibers of the second component engage with the first component.
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A tissue repair implant comprising:
- a sheet-like scaffold having:
- a first layer comprising an absorbable material;
- and
- a second layer comprising a fibrous felt material formed of a plurality of fibers;
- wherein the second layer is disposed along and juxtaposed with an upper surface of the first layer, and
- wherein fibers of the felt material extend into the first layer to secure the second layer to the first layer.
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A method of securing a tissue repair implant to a damaged tissue, the method comprising:
- placing a sheet-like implant over the damaged tissue, the sheet-like implant comprising:
- a first component comprising a biological material and a second component comprising a fibrous felt material formed of a plurality of fibers;
- and
- securing the sheet-like implant over the damaged tissue by felting the fibers of the second component through the first component to engage with the damaged tissue to affix the tissue repair implant to the tissue.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.