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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2021
Applicant:
Ultra Small Fibers, Llc, Wartrace, TN (US);
Inventors:
William H. Hofmeister, Nashville, TN (US);
Robert A. Van Wyk, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Collin D. Anderson, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Assignee:
ULTRA SMALL FIBERS, LLC, Wartrace, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/18 (2006.01); A61L 33/00 (2006.01); C08J 5/18 (2006.01); A61L 27/56 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/18 (2013.01); A61L 27/56 (2013.01); A61L 33/0041 (2013.01); A61L 33/0082 (2013.01); C08J 5/18 (2013.01); A61L 2300/414 (2013.01); A61L 2300/42 (2013.01); A61L 2300/604 (2013.01); A61L 2430/36 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7562 (2013.01);
Abstract
A biomimetic tissue scaffold for repairing an elongated tissue in need of repair can comprise a plurality of coiled flexible polymeric ribbons having a surface on which is formed an array of nanofibers, the ribbons forming a tubular body defining a first open end in which a first end of the elongated tissue is receivable, a second open end in which a second end of the elongated tissue is receivable, and a lumen extending between the first and second open ends.