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US 8,127,770 B2Granted
Method of using an implant for treament of ligaments and tendons
AssigneeSpineOvations, Inc.
InventorsNeville Alleyne, Stuart Young
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Abstract
A method of treating a ligament or tendon according to the present invention can include inserting a tissue-generating implant into the ligament or tendon to thereby treat the defect. The tissue-generating implant has a plurality of microparticles. The microparticles subsequently form a biological scaffold which operates at least as partial connective tissue in the ligament or tendon giving structural support during regrowth.
Claims11
A method of treating a ligament comprising
- identifying a defect in the ligament of a patient having congenital, idiopathic, or acquired scoliosis or kyphosis and
- delivering an injectable composition comprising loose polymer microparticles suspended in partially denatured collagen and at least one of water, alcohol, saline, a tenside, radiopaque dye, and a chromophobe onto or into the ligament,
- wherein the ligament is in a region of the patient's spine exhibiting abnormal curvature and is a spinal ligament selected from an anterior longitudinal ligament, a posterior longitudinal ligament, a supraspinous ligament, an intraspinous ligament, and a capsular ligament,
- wherein said composition forms a biological scaffold comprising at least a portion of the microparticles, and wherein the biological scaffold operates as partial connective tissue in the ligament.
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