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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2012
Marcus Atlas, West Leederville, AU;
William Brett Robertson, Cottesloe, AU;
Robert Jeffrey Marano, Willagee, AU;
Sharon Leanne Redmond, Heathridge, AU;
Peter Luke Santa Maria, Redwood City, CA (US);
Brett Levin, Avalon, AU;
Bing Mei Teh, Subiaco, AU;
Marcus Atlas, West Leederville, AU;
William Brett Robertson, Cottesloe, AU;
Robert Jeffrey Marano, Willagee, AU;
Sharon Leanne Redmond, Heathridge, AU;
Peter Luke Santa Maria, Redwood City, CA (US);
Brett Levin, Avalon, AU;
Bing Mei Teh, Subiaco, AU;
EAR SCIENCE INSTITUTE AUSTRALIA, Subiaco, Western Australia, AU;
Abstract
A device for use in the repair of an ear drum in a subject in need of such treatment, said device: having a tensile strength Youngs Modulus between approximately 12.5 and 40 MPa; comprising one or more membrane layers, wherein at least one membrane layer comprises a plurality of pores; and wherein the device can support proliferation, migration and/or adhesion of cells selected from the group comprising at least any one or more of: keratinocytes, fibroblasts, vascular cells, mucosal epithelial cells, and stem cells.