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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2003
Julia Hwang, Wayland, MA (US);
Joseph Hammer, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Herb Schwartz, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Prasanna Malaviya, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Julia Hwang, Wayland, MA (US);
Joseph Hammer, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Herb Schwartz, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Prasanna Malaviya, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
DePuy Mitek, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A connective tissue scaffold including opposed first and second anchoring segments formed from a plurality of bioresorbable polymeric fibers oriented in a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the scaffold and a plurality of bioresorbable polymeric fibers oriented in a direction substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of the scaffold. A central segment joins the first and second anchoring segments and includes a plurality of bioresorbable polymeric fibers oriented in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the scaffold. The scaffold can also a tissue particle and/or biological component.