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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 19, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
George Chu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Brenda Trobaugh, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Prema Rao, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Collagen Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L / ; A61L / ; A61F / ; A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 21 ; 530356 ;
Abstract
High concentration collagen compositions having improved persistence when administered for soft tissue augmentation are prepared from both cross-linked and non-cross-linked collagen starting materials. Suspensions of the starting materials are subjected to vigorous mechanical disruption to reduce the average collagen fiber size to below a threshold level which enhances the injectability of the composition. Thus, both enhanced injectability and enhanced persistence may be achieved using the same formulations.