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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
May. 03, 2010
Manh-dan Ngo, Rochester, NY (US);
Katherine Gomes Truncale, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Jeffrey S. Cartmell, Freehold, NJ (US);
Carina Syring, Basel, CH;
Rudiger Von Versen, Basdorf, DE;
Manh-Dan Ngo, Rochester, NY (US);
Katherine Gomes Truncale, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Jeffrey S. Cartmell, Freehold, NJ (US);
Carina Syring, Basel, CH;
Rudiger Von Versen, Basdorf, DE;
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, Edison, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a process for preparing soft tissue such as tendons, ligaments, cartilage, fascia, dermis, human valves and human veins for implant in a human and removes cellular components and forms an decellular matrix having as major components collagens and elastins while sterilizing the tissue. The process comprises the following steps: