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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. 18, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Peter M. Bonutti, Effingham, IL (US);
Assignee:
The Bonutti 2003 Trust A, Effingham, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of utilizing body tissue by forming an implant that includes body tissue positioned in a cage. The cage is formed of material which expands when exposed to body fluid and the cage is positioned in a patient's body at a location where the cage is exposed to such body fluid so that the cage expands in the patients' body as the cage absorbs body fluid. The cage can be provided with openings extending substantially from a first end to a second end to allow tissue ingrowth. The body tissue can be heated or cooled and then shaped prior to placement in the cage. Also, the cage material can be biodegradable.