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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Biotronik Ag, Buelach, CH;
Inventors:
Alexander Rzany, Nuremberg, DE;
Wilhelm Erdbruegger, Constance, DE;
Assignee:
BIOTRONIK AG, Beulach, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/36 (2006.01); A61L 27/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/3687 (2013.01); A61L 27/24 (2013.01); A61L 27/367 (2013.01); A61L 2430/20 (2013.01); A61L 2430/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for preparing tissue for medical applications, in particular tissue for use for an artificial heart valve, wherein the method has the steps of decellularizing the tissue by means of a detergent and subsequently cross-linking the collagen fibers of the tissue by means of a suitable cross-linking agent. At least one lipopeptide, such as surfactin, for example, is used as the detergent for decellularization.