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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:
Dec. 15, 1992
Filed:
Jan. 13, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frederick H Silver, Bangor, PA (US);
Yasushi P Kato, Edison, NJ (US);
Assignee:
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61F / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 13 ; 623 66 ; 623 16 ;
Abstract
The invention provides graft, prothesis, orthopaedic structures, implants and like body replacement parts which are constituted of synthetic collagen fibers, an embodiment of which is a tendon or a ligament prosthesis, graft or implants. These body parts have a combination of very useful properties, particularly high tensile strength combined with biocompatability.