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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
May. 06, 2010
Nathan Newman, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Umesh H. Patel, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Bhavin Shah, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Ryan Dempsey, Carmel, IN (US);
Diana Gail Reynolds, Seattle, WA (US);
Nathan Newman, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Umesh H. Patel, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Bhavin Shah, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Ryan Dempsey, Carmel, IN (US);
Diana Gail Reynolds, Seattle, WA (US);
Cook Biotech Incorporated, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Other;
Abstract
Described are medical devices configured for use in cosmetic surgery. The medical devices include an elongate body member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a plurality of gaps defined therebetween. At least a portion of the body member is associated with one or more layers of a collagenous extracellular matrix (ECM) material. The elongate member can include one or more tissue engaging members. In preferred embodiments, the collagenous extracellular matrix material includes one or more native or non-native bioactive components.