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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2010
Francois Binnette, Weymouth, MA (US);
Julia Hwang, Wayland, MA (US);
Mark Zimmerman, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Mora Carolynne Melican, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Francois Binnette, Weymouth, MA (US);
Julia Hwang, Wayland, MA (US);
Mark Zimmerman, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Mora Carolynne Melican, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
DePuy Mitek, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A biocompatible ligament repair implant or scaffold device is provided for use in repairing a variety of ligament tissue injuries. The repair procedures may be conducted with ligament repair implants that contain a biological component that assists in healing or tissue repair. The biocompatible ligament repair implants include a biocompatible scaffold and particles of viable tissue derived from ligament tissue or tendon tissue, such that the tissue and the scaffold become associated. The particles of living tissue contain one or more viable cells that can migrate from the tissue and populate the scaffold.