Neucoll, Inc.

Wright Medical Technology, Inc.

James J Cassidy

Jacqueline Anne Schroeder

Vivek N Shenoy

Jeff E Yeung

George H Chu

John T Rice

Bradley R Heckendorf

Melissa K C Brown

Melissa K Brown

Brian L Norberg

Ying Ko

Methods and implant devices for use in tissue repair. The implant devices include resorbable, swellable implant bodies, formed from a dehydrated crosslinked biocompatible polymer. The implant devices are capable of swelling after insertion into tissues to become anchored in place.

Devices for tissue repair and methods for preparation and use thereof

Disclosed herein are uniformly shaped swellable devices comprising polymeric materials, as well as apparatuses and processes for their manufacture. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to load bearing implant devices for use in tissue repair. The implants consist of a resorbable, swellable implant body which is formed from a dehydrated crosslinked biocompatible polymer. As such, the implants are capable of swelling after insertion to become anchored in place. The implants function to enhance the structural integrity of the hard tissue into which they are placed, and thereby improve the load bearing capacity of such tissues. The implants are particularly well suited for use in attaching a second (hard or soft) tissue to the first (hard) tissue into which the implant is inserted. They may also be used as a site for attachment of a surgical device such as a screw, rod or pin.

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Shakopee, MN, United States of America

James J Cassidy