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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2015
Klinikum Rechts Der Isar Der Technischen Universität München, Munich, DE;
Dietmar Werner Hutmacher, Belbowrie, AU;
Jan-Thorsten Schantz, Langenargen, DE;
Paul Severin Wiggenhauser, Munich, DE;
Mohit Prashant Chhaya, Munich, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of implants. In particular, the present invention relates to an implant for tissue reconstruction which comprises a scaffold structure that includes a void system for the generation of prevascularized connective tissue with void spaces for cell and/or tissue transplantation. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing such an implant, to the internal architecture of such an implant, to a removal tool for mechanical removal of space-occupying structures from such an implant, to a kit comprising such an implant and such a removal tool, to a removal device for the removal of superparamagnetic or ferromagnetic space-occupying structures from such an implant, as well as to a guiding device for providing feedback to a surgeon during the procedure of introducing transplantation cells into the void spaces generated upon removal of space-occupying structures from such an implant.