The University of Texas System

Acuitive Technologies, Inc.

Minh-Tuan Richard Tran

Jian Yang

Shou-Jiang Tang

Michael W Palmer

Rui J Ferreira

Alex Khowaylo

Dipendra R Gyawali

Michael P Mccarthy

The present invention provides an anchor system for musculoskeletal applications, e.g., for anchoring tendons or ligaments to bone or anchoring two or more bone sections. The anchor system comprises a substantially solid pre-manufactured distal portion (i.e., anchor component) and a settable, biodegradable composite. The biodegradable composite is flowable at the time of delivery and is introduced into the fixation site before or after the anchor component. Both the anchor component and the biodegradable composite may be manufactured from citrate-based polymers.

In-situ curing biodegradable anchor with reinforcement

In one aspect, methods for separating biological tissue are described herein. In some embodiments, a method for separating tissue comprises providing a first composition comprising a polymerizable material, providing a second composition comprising a polymerization initiator, disposing the first composition at a first site beneath a first tissue layer, disposing the second composition at the first site, polymerizing the polymerizable material at the first site, and separating the first tissue layer from a second tissue layer.

Methods for endoscopic mucosal resection and endoscopic submucosal dissection

Compositions and methods for separating tissue

The present invention provides a dual crosslinked biodegradable polymer and methods of making and using the polymer. The dual crosslinked biodegradable polymer composition includes a multifunctional monomer; a diol; and an unsaturated di-acid at least partially polymerized to form a network and photocrosslinked into a dual crosslinked polymer network.

Versatile biodegradable elastic polymers featured with dual crosslinking mechanism for biomedical applications

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Fort Worth, TX, United States of America

Minh-Tuan Richard Tran