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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2004
C. Randal Mills, Tioga, FL (US);
John R. Bianchi, Gainesville, FL (US);
Michael R. Roberts, Gainesville, FL (US);
David T. Cheung, Arcadia, CA (US);
Chandrasekaran Nataraj, Gainesville, FL (US);
John W. Howell, Jr., Gainesville, FL (US);
C. Randal Mills, Tioga, FL (US);
John R. Bianchi, Gainesville, FL (US);
Michael R. Roberts, Gainesville, FL (US);
David T. Cheung, Arcadia, CA (US);
Chandrasekaran Nataraj, Gainesville, FL (US);
John W. Howell, Jr., Gainesville, FL (US);
Regeneration Technologies, Inc., Alachua, FL (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an intermediate composition for producing a muscle tissue matrix suitable for implantation in humans, comprising shredded, allogeneic human muscle tissue that has been combined with an aqueous carrier, preferably a biocompatible acid solution, to form a muscle tissue slurry having a viscosity within the range of 1 centistoke to 20,000 centistokes measured at 25° C. In another aspect, the present invention is directed to a tissue implant comprising a human muscle tissue matrix.