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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:
Apr. 13, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 06, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Eugene Bell, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Tissue Engineering, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 11 ;
Abstract
Using connective tissues as starting materials, a method is described for producing matrix particulates. The invention includes an embodiment wherein the matrix particulate are seeded with living human cells or with cells of other species. Further, the invention encompasses fusing the particulates to constitute composites of various shapes, or holding them together in a porous container made of membranous biopolymers. The particulates or composites can be used as tissues for grafting or as model systems for research and testing. The invention also encompasses the spinning of threads in which the matrix particulates are components.