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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Julian Quintero, Flemington, NJ (US);
Leo B. Kriksunov, Ithaca, NY (US);
Robert J. Tannhauser, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61L 24/06 (2006.01); A61L 24/10 (2006.01); A61L 24/00 (2006.01); A61L 24/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00491 (2013.01); A61L 24/001 (2013.01); A61L 24/0042 (2013.01); A61L 24/046 (2013.01); A61L 24/06 (2013.01); A61L 24/106 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00495 (2013.01);
Abstract
A scaffold for joining two layers of tissue, comprises a substantially flat and flexible body having a top surface, a bottom surface and sidewalls; at least one channel within the body starting at an injection port; a plurality of first passages on the top surface and a plurality of second passages on the bottom surface, said passages in fluid communication with the channel; a plurality of third passages penetrating the body from the top surface to the bottom surface, said plurality of third passages not in fluid communication with the channel.