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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2007
Applicants:
Jonathan Baskin, Cleveland, OH (US);
Steven J. Eppell, Beachwood, OH (US);
Weidong Tong, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Baskin, Cleveland, OH (US);
Steven J. Eppell, Beachwood, OH (US);
Weidong Tong, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A biomaterial implant includes a mineralized collagen fibril scaffold. The collagen fibrils are formed from type I collagen monomers and display native-D band periodicity. The implant has load bearing capabilities and can be resorbed when implanted in a mammal's body.