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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Lifecell Corporation, Branchburg, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Gary Monteiro, Branchburg, NJ (US);
Christopher T. Wagner, Fleminton, NJ (US);
Neil L. Rodriguez, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Aubrey Irene Delossantos, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Assignee:
LifeCell Corporation, Branchburg, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 35/12 (2015.01); A61L 27/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 35/12 (2013.01); A61L 27/3687 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for treating tissue matrices and tissue matrices produced according to the methods are provided. The methods can include treating select portions of a tissue matrix with a cross-linking agent and/or a proteolytic enzyme to produce a tissue matrix with variable mechanical and/or biological properties.