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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2010
Umesh H. Patel, West Lafayette, IN (US);
F. Joseph Obermiller, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Bhavin Shah, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Chad E. Johnson, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Umesh H. Patel, West Lafayette, IN (US);
F. Joseph Obermiller, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Bhavin Shah, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Chad E. Johnson, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Cook Biotech Incorporated, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Abstract
Tissue augmentation devices, as well as methods of manufacturing and using the same, are disclosed. In certain embodiments, a tissue augmentation device comprises an elongate tissue penetrating member and an amount of remodelable material, wherein at least a portion of the elongate member is cannulated, and at least a portion of the amount of material is received within at least a portion of the cannulated portion of the elongate member. The elongate tissue penetrating member may provide at least one deformation that is configured to constrict portions of the amount of remodelable material received within the elongate member. In alternate embodiments, a flexible covering over an implantable biomaterial provides protection and allows an easier delivery of the biomaterial to a tissue tract.