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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2010
Cato T. Laurencin, Avon, CT (US);
Mark T. Aronson, Midlothian, VA (US);
Lakshmi Sreedharan Nair, Avon, CT (US);
Joseph W. Reilly, Chatham, NJ (US);
Cato T. Laurencin, Avon, CT (US);
Mark T. Aronson, Midlothian, VA (US);
Lakshmi Sreedharan Nair, Avon, CT (US);
Joseph W. Reilly, Chatham, NJ (US);
Biorez, Inc., New Haven, CT (US);
Abstract
A device has been developed to augment the rotator cuff tendon tissue as it proceeds in healing. The device has two purposes: to provide initial stability to the rotator cuff repair site to allow early mobilization of the upper extremity of the patient, and to allow for reinforcement of rotator cuff tendon repairs to increase the likelihood of successful rotator cuff tendon repairs. The device consists of an inter-connected, open pore structure that enables even and random distribution and in-growth of tendon cells. The braided structure allows for distribution of mechanical forces over a larger area of tissue at the fixation point(s).