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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2013
Applicants:
Ramot AT Tel-aviv University Ltd., Tel-Aviv, IL;
Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited, Haifa, IL;
Inventors:
Yehuda Benayahu, Herzlia, IL;
Dafna Benayahu, Herzlia, IL;
Yoel Kashman, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Amira Rudi, Ramat-HaSharon, IL;
Yoram Lanir, Haifa, IL;
Ido Sella, Mevaseret Zion, IL;
Einat Raz, Mitzpe Aviv, IL;
Assignees:
Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd., Tel-Aviv, IL;
Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited, Haifa, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is disclosed for regenerating connective tissue by administering a scaffold comprising collagen fibers extracted from a soft coral. The length of the soft coral collagen fibers following stretching by about 15% is identical to the length of the fibers prior to stretching.