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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:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
James J. Cassidy, Shakopee, MN (US);
Jeff E. Yeung, San Jose, CA (US);
Jacqueline Anne Schroeder, Redwood City, CA (US);
Vivek Shenoy, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Melissa K. C. Brown, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Neucoll, Inc., Campbell, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/16 ;
Abstract
Methods and implant devices for use in tissue repair. The implant devices include resorbable, swellable implant bodies, formed from a dehydrated crosslinked biocompatible polymer. The implant devices are capable of swelling after insertion into tissues to become anchored in place.
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