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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2004
Applicants:
Stephanie M. Kladakis, Watertown, MA (US);
Joseph J. Hammer, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Dhanuraj Shetty, Somerset, NJ (US);
Sridevi Dhanaraj, Raritan, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Stephanie M. Kladakis, Watertown, MA (US);
Joseph J. Hammer, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Dhanuraj Shetty, Somerset, NJ (US);
Sridevi Dhanaraj, Raritan, NJ (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Mitek, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A biocompatible meniscal repair device is disclosed. The tissue repair device includes a scaffold adapted to be placed in contact with a defect in a meniscus, the scaffold comprising a high-density, dry laid nonwoven polymeric material and a biocompatible foam. The scaffold provides increased suture pull-out strength.