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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2010
Applicants:
Cristin M. Ferguson, Clemmons, NC (US);
Mark E. Van Dyke, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Inventors:
Cristin M. Ferguson, Clemmons, NC (US);
Mark E. Van Dyke, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/36 (2006.01); A61L 27/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/3834 (2013.01); A61L 27/3604 (2013.01); A61L 27/3654 (2013.01); A61L 27/3687 (2013.01); A61F 2/08 (2013.01); A61L 2430/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are methods of producing a meniscus scaffold to remove material and increase the pore size and porosity therein. In some embodiments, methods include seeding the tissue with allogeneic or autogeneic cells. Bioscaffolds produced by the processes described herein are also provided, as are methods of treating a subject in need of a bioscaffold implant.