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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2007
Applicants:
Thomas J. Koob, Tampa, FL (US);
Tian Davis, Bradenton, FL (US);
Douglas Pringle, Brandon, FL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Shriners Hospitals for Children, Tampa, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 19/02 (2006.01); D04C 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Bioprosthesis having an implantable braided or woven construct with a plurality of collagen-derived fibers interlocked or interlaced together. The braided or woven constructs can be flexible and resorbable. The braided or woven constructs can have the dynamic flexibility, tensile strength and stiffness suitable for tendon or ligament repairs. The braided or woven construct may be used for ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction.