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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2007
Simon J. Archibald, Pennington, NJ (US);
Mark Spilker, Cranbury, NJ (US);
Ronald T. Ingram, Encinitas, CA (US);
Jeffrey M. Brittan, Encinitas, CA (US);
Simon J. Archibald, Pennington, NJ (US);
Mark Spilker, Cranbury, NJ (US);
Ronald T. Ingram, Encinitas, CA (US);
Jeffrey M. Brittan, Encinitas, CA (US);
Integra LifeSciences Corporation, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Abstract
A matrix for tissue growth includes: (a) a first layer including a first assembly of collagen fibers; (b) a plurality of projections on a top surface of the first layer; and (c) a second layer bonded to a bottom portion of the first layer and including a second assembly of collagen fibers, wherein the second layer has a lower density than the first layer, and the matrix includes pores effective to support cell growth into the matrix. A method for providing the matrix is also described.