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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2011
Erik Bassett, Watertown, MA (US);
Mack Cheney, Brookline, MA (US);
Theresa Hadlock, Concord, MA (US);
Irina Pomerantseva, Wakefield, MA (US);
Mark Randolph, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Cathryn Sundback, Harvard, MA (US);
Joseph Vacanti, Winchester, MA (US);
Erik Bassett, Watertown, MA (US);
Mack Cheney, Brookline, MA (US);
Theresa Hadlock, Concord, MA (US);
Irina Pomerantseva, Wakefield, MA (US);
Mark Randolph, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Cathryn Sundback, Harvard, MA (US);
Joseph Vacanti, Winchester, MA (US);
THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION, Boston, MA (US);
MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIMARY, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides for compositions and constructs for craniofacial reconstruction implants, and methods for making and using same. Specific embodiments provide for a biocompatible scaffold having an auricular shape and a permanent bendable framework within the scaffold, wherein the permanent bendable framework allows deformation and return to pre-deformation shape, and thus maintains the auricular shape of the scaffold.