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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pamela L. Plouhar, South Bend, IN (US);
Michael D. Dunn, Smyrna, GA (US);
Jerry L. Lower, Bourbon, IN (US);
Thomas C. May, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 ;
Abstract
A reconstructive structure for a cartilaginous element having a plurality of superimposed layers of intestinal submucosa tissue compressed and secured together and shaped to provide a reconstructive structure having the anatomical shape of the cartilaginous element to be reconstructed is described. The method of forming the reconstructive structure includes superimposing the planar layers of the intestinal submucosa tissue, securing the layers to form a multi-layered structure and cutting the resulting multi-layered structure to the desired shape.