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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2003
Applicant:
Kevin R. Stone, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Inventor:
Kevin R. Stone, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Crosscart, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/36 (2006.01); A61F 2/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Matrix material for a substantially immunologically-compatible meniscal augmentation device of biocompatible and partially bioresorbable fibers is prepared by treatment with oc-galactosidase to eliminate oc-Gal epitopes. Upon implantation into a segmental defect of a meniscus, the composite of the meniscal augmentation device and the meniscus establishes a scaffold adapted for ingrowth of meniscal fibrochondrocytes.