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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2004
Applicant:
Reto Luginbuehl, Bettlach, CH;
Inventor:
Reto Luginbuehl, Bettlach, CH;
Assignee:
Dr. H.C. Robert Mathys Stifung, Bettlach, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A prosthetic device for repairing or replacing cartilage or cartilage-like tissue is described. The prosthetic device comprises at least one layer of highly oriented fibers, a base component and a stabilization area provided in between. Said fibers are aligned to more than 50% in a direction perpendicular to the base component.