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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Sridevi Dhanaraj, Raritan, NJ (US);
Chandra M. Valmikinathan, Elmwood Park, NJ (US);
Charito Buensuceso, Raritan, NJ (US);
Agnieszka Seyda, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/00 (2006.01); C12N 5/02 (2006.01); A61K 35/12 (2015.01); A61L 27/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 35/12 (2013.01); A61L 27/3633 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention pertains to the development of biologically derived extracellular matrices (ECM) derived from decellularized pleura tissue. Such matrices are useful in many clinical and therapeutic applications, including the repair, reconstruction, sealing, or joining of tissue, tendons, bones, and/or ligaments. In addition, the present invention features methods of making a biologically derived ECM derived from decellularized pleura tissue. The invention further features laminated ECM matrices.