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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 14, 2012
Applicant:

The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Inventors:

Scott J. Hollister, Saline, MI (US);

Glenn E. Green, Dexter, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/848 (2013.01); A61F 2/94 (2013.01); A61L 31/00 (2006.01); A61L 31/06 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/848 (2013.01); A61F 2/94 (2013.01); A61L 31/005 (2013.01); A61L 31/06 (2013.01); A61L 31/148 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); A61F 2002/043 (2013.01); A61F 2002/044 (2013.01); A61F 2002/046 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0091 (2013.01);
Abstract

Implantable splinting devices for supporting a passageway defect in a patient that is formed from one or more support structures including a polymer or a polymer and acellularized tissue matrix that define a structural component that substantially conforms to a defective passageway of the patient. The structural component also has a plurality of pores. The implantable splinting device is capable of being placed around a trachea, a bronchi, an esophagus and a blood vessel of a patient. The implantable splinting device may also be configured for placement between the trachea, and the esophagus of a patient.


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