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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2005
Filed:
May. 22, 2000
Applicants:
Sorrel Wolowacz, High Peak, GB;
Nicholas John Cotton, Westborough, MA (US);
Inventors:
Sorrel Wolowacz, High Peak, GB;
Nicholas John Cotton, Westborough, MA (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew plc, London, GB;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F002/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Biocompatible, implantable material comprising flexible, elongate tape and a plurality of elongate elements, each elongate element being aligned along and independently translatable in the longitudinal direction of the tape; implants manufactured from this material, for the partial or total replacement or reinforcement of connective tissue such as ligament, cartilage, bone, meniscus tendon, skin.