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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2016
Applicant:
Universitatsklinikum Hamburg-eppendorf, Hamburg, DE;
Inventors:
Wolfram-Hubertus Zimmermann, Hamburg, DE;
Thomas Eschenhagen, Hamburg, DE;
Yalin Yildirim, Hamburg, DE;
Assignee:
UNIVERSITATSKLINIKUM HAMBURG-EPPENDORF, Hamburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/38 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01); A61K 35/34 (2015.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2481 (2013.01); A61K 35/34 (2013.01); A61L 27/38 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61F 2240/001 (2013.01); A61L 2300/412 (2013.01); A61L 2300/414 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention is directed to a pouch-like construct comprising mammalian tissue which can be used for preventing distension and/or resisting dilation of the heart in a mammal. Preferably, the pouch-like tissue construct has contractile properties. The invention further relates to a method for the preparation of a pouch-like construct comprising mammalian tissue which can be used for the above purposes.