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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2002
Prasanna Malaviya, Ft. Wayne, IN (US);
Herbert Eugene Schwartz, Ft. Wayne, IN (US);
Terrence David Whalen, Leesburg, IN (US);
Mark Joseph Pelo, Macy, IN (US);
Philip Joseph Jenks, Warsaw, IN (US);
Pamela Lynn Plouhar, South Bend, IN (US);
Jerry Lee Lower, Bourbon, IN (US);
Prasanna Malaviya, Ft. Wayne, IN (US);
Herbert Eugene Schwartz, Ft. Wayne, IN (US);
Terrence David Whalen, Leesburg, IN (US);
Mark Joseph Pelo, Macy, IN (US);
Philip Joseph Jenks, Warsaw, IN (US);
Pamela Lynn Plouhar, South Bend, IN (US);
Jerry Lee Lower, Bourbon, IN (US);
DePuy Products, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices are provided for regenerating a meniscus. The devices comprise a layer of toughened naturally occurring extracellular matrix. The devices may, optionally, further comprise a biologic material to provide a framework for meniscus regeneration. The methods comprise the steps of removing a portion of a meniscus to provide a space, and inserting a device comprising a layer of toughened naturally occurring extracellular matrix into the space.