Myocardial graft constructs
AssigneePurdue Research Foundation
InventorsLeslie A. Geddes, Stephen F. Badylak, Robert G. Matheny, William E. Schoenlein, Fred J. Obermiller, William J. Havel
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Abstract
The use of submucosal tissue of a warm blooded vertebrate to manufacture a tissue graft composition that induces the formation of endogenous cardiac tissues in vivo upon contact of the cardiac tissues with the manufactured composition.
Claims27
A method for promoting endogenous regrowth and healing of damaged or diseased cardiac tissues, said method comprising contacting said damaged or diseased tissues with a composition comprising submucosal tissue of a warm blooded vertebrate.
An article of manufacture comprising intestinal submucosa and a support wherein the intestinal submucosa is conditioned to have a strain of less than 30% and the support holds and maintains the tissue in its conditioned state.
An article of manufacture comprising submucosal tissue of a warm blooded vertebrate and a support wherein the submucosal tissue is conditioned to have a strain of less than 30% and the support holds the tissue in its conditioned state.
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