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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2006
Applicant:
Michael T. Milbocker, Holliston, MA (US);
Inventor:
Michael T. Milbocker, Holliston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Promethean Surgical Devices LLC, East Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/02 (2006.01); A61K 31/785 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a hydrated, biocompatible tissue-augmentation compound and methodology for its implantation into mammalian tissue. The tissue-augmentation compound is comprised of: living tissue, optionally body derived fluids, and at least one NCO-terminated hydrophilic urethane prepolymer derived from an organic polyisocyanate, and oxyethylene-containing diols or polyols in which essentially all of hydroxyl groups are capped with polyisocyanate.