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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2020
Applicant:
Regeltec, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);
Inventors:
Thomas P. Schaer, Landenberg, PA (US);
Peter Wilson, Killingworth, CT (US);
Erik Brewer, Conshohocken, NJ (US);
Anthony Lowman, Clarksboro, NJ (US);
Nigel Gordon Smith, North Walsham, GB;
Assignee:
REGELTEC, INC., Baltimore, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 3/075 (2006.01); A61L 27/36 (2006.01); A61L 27/16 (2006.01); A61L 27/52 (2006.01); A61L 27/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 3/075 (2013.01); A61L 27/16 (2013.01); A61L 27/3658 (2013.01); A61L 27/52 (2013.01); C08J 2329/04 (2013.01); C08J 2339/06 (2013.01); C08J 2371/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to hydrogels and their use for repairing or supplementing body tissue. The hydrogels are capable of safe injection into patients through fine gauge needles and are suitable for repairing, supplementing, or replacing the nucleus pulposus of an intervertebral disc. Methods of manufacturing and methods of using the hydrogels of the present disclosure to repair or replace tissues are also disclosed.