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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:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
David N. Ku, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Restore Therapeutics, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/02 ; A61F 2/30 ; A61F 2/44 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/02 ; A61F 2/30 ; A61F 2/44 ;
Abstract
The present invention relate to a poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogel construct having a wide range of mechanical strengths for use as a human tissue replacement. The hydrogel construct may include a tissue scaffolding, a low bearing surface within a joint, or any other structure which is suitable for supporting the growth of tissue.