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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2016
Rti Surgical, Inc., Alachua, FL (US);
C. Randal Mills, Tioga, FL (US);
John R. Bianchi, Gainesville, FL (US);
Michael R. Roberts, Gainesville, FL (US);
David T. Cheung, Arcadia, CA (US);
Chandrasekaran Nataraj, Gainesville, FL (US);
John W. Howell, Jr., Gainesville, FL (US);
RTI Surgical, Inc., Alachua, FL (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a composition comprising a matrix suitable for implantation in humans, comprising defatted, shredded, allogeneic human muscle tissue that has been combined with an aqueous carrier and dried in a predetermined shape. Also disclosed is a tissue graft or implant comprising a matrix suitable for implantation in humans, comprising defatted, shredded, allogeneic human muscle tissue that has been combined with an aqueous carrier and dried in a predetermined shape. The composition and/or tissue graft or implant of the invention is usable in combination with seeded cells, a tissue growth factor, and/or a chemotactic gent to attract a desired cell.