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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2019
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Mark S. Humayun, Glendale, CA (US);
Carlos Eduardo Da Silveira Franciozi, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Tzu-Chieh Chou, Pasadena, CA (US);
Yu-Chong Tai, Pasadena, CA (US);
Damien C. Rodger, Glendale, CA (US);
C. Thomas Vangsness, Jr., Los Angeles, CA (US);
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
A polymeric substrate for treating a chondral or osteochondral defect includes a polymeric sheet having a predetermined shape and size for placement over a chondral or osteochondral defect. The polymeric sheet defines suture openings therein that allow fixation of the polymeric scaffold. Characteristically, the polymeric sheet includes biocompatible polymer. A method for treating a subject having a chondral or osteochondral defect is also provided.