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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:
Sep. 10, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen F Badylak, W. Lafayette, IN (US);
Sherry L Voytik, Lafayette, IN (US);
Andrew Brightman, W. Lafayette, IN (US);
Matt Waninger, Frankfort, IN (US);
Assignee:
Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424558 ; 424572 ; 623-1 ; 623 11 ; 623 12 ; 623 13 ; 623 14 ; 623 16 ; 623 18 ; 623 19 ; 623 20 ; 623 21 ;
Abstract
A tissue graft composition comprising bladder submucosal tissue delaminated from abluminal muscle layers and at least the luminal portion of the tunica mucosa of a segment of vertebrate urinary bladder is described. The graft composition can be implanted to replace or support damaged or diseased tissues.