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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2021
Applicant:
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, Edison, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Michael A. Nasert, Hazlet, NJ (US);
Florence Stoffel, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Paul R. Williams, Boise, ID (US);
Alex Callahan, Eatontown, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, Edison, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/36 (2006.01); B29B 13/04 (2006.01); B29C 65/56 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/3612 (2013.01); A61L 27/3654 (2013.01); B29B 13/04 (2013.01); B29C 65/565 (2013.01); A61L 2430/06 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0056 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7532 (2013.01);
Abstract
Cartilage fibers and implants made therefrom are disclosed, with and without cartilage particles. Methods for making the cartilage fibers and the implants containing them are also disclosed. The implants may be pre-shaped, may be reshapable and, when implanted in a cartilage defect, the implants have good shape retention, little swelling, completely fill the cartilage defect and resist migration from the defect upon irrigation.