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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2009
Applicants:
Helen H. LU, New York, NY (US);
Jeffrey Spalazzi, Staten Island, NY (US);
Inventors:
Helen H. Lu, New York, NY (US);
Jeffrey Spalazzi, Staten Island, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An implantable device is provided for soft-tissue or soft tissue-to-bone repair, fixation, augmentation, or replacement that includes a biomimetic and biodegradable nanofiber scaffold. Also provided is a fully synthetic implantable multiphased scaffold which includes, in a single continuous construct, a plurality of phases to mimic the natural anatomy of a tendon or ligament and their insertion sites. Also provided are scaffold apparatuses for musculoskeletal tissue engineering.