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US 7,935,363 B2Granted
Composite material for tissue repair
AssigneeSynthasome, Inc.
InventorAnthony Ratcliffe
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a biocompatible composite and method for its use in repairing tissue defects, including defects in cartilage. The biocompatible composite includes a fibrous polymeric component and a polymerizable agent, which is capable of forming the biocompatible composite in situ at the site of a tissue defect. In embodiments, the repair site at which the biocompatible composite is to be applied may be treated with a priming agent, permitting polymerization of the polymerizable agent to the tissue located at the repair site.
Claims10
A method comprising:
- identifying a tissue defect for repair;
- applying a polylactic acid fibrous polymeric component in combination with a polyethylene glycol polymerizable agent to the tissue defect;
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- reacting the polymerizable agent with tissue by exposure to ultraviolet light at the site of the defect in the absence of a priming agent.
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