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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2011
H. Thomas Temple, Miami, FL (US);
Theodore I. Malinin, Key Biscayne, FL (US);
Siu Tung Wu, Miami, FL (US);
H. Thomas Temple, Miami, FL (US);
Theodore I. Malinin, Key Biscayne, FL (US);
Siu Tung Wu, Miami, FL (US);
Vivex Biomedical, Inc., Marietta, GA (US);
Abstract
Cruciate ligament substitutes are formed using fan-folded iliotibial band grafts of fascia lata. Devices of making the same and methods of making and using the same are described herein. The thick fan-folded grafts of fascia lata cruciate ligament substitutes disclosed herein are used in a single-loop fashion and have surprisingly exhibited load to failure and stiffness values that compare favorably with conventional grafts, including tibialis anterior, tibialis posterior, peroneus longus, and bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB) half-patella specimens, when the harvested iliotibial band grafts of fascia lata avoid portions thicker than 5 mm, or even 3 mm.