EP0298533A1
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Sheep dermal collagen as an adhesive medium for living tissues
Assignee: SURGICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
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Filing: 1988-06-06
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2008-06-06
Abstract
Abstract Foil of tanned sheep dermal collagen, to be used as a fast working medium for uniting living tissue or parts thereof to other (parts of) living tissue. For instance for fixing outer surfaces of walls of organs with respect to one another; for uniting parts of organs with each other and for fixing organs in a predetermined position. For instance also for protecting sutures and as a bone-cement.
Inventors
- 👤 Pieter Jacobus Klopper
- 👤 Dirk Meijer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 13:55
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61L; A61L24/00; A61L24/04; A61L24/10; A61L24/102; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/11; A61B90/00; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/0063; A61L27/00; A61L27/14; A61L27/22; A61L27/24; A61B17/00491; A61B17/04; A61B17/0493; A61B17/1114; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0058; A61F2250/0067; A61F2310/00; A61F2310/00005; A61F2310/00365; A61L2430/00; A61L2430/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
31 words
A foil of tanned, sheep dermal-collagen characterised in that it is used as a fast working medium for uniting (a part of) living tissue to (a part of) another living tissue.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
31 words
A foil of tanned, sheep dermal-collagen characterised in that it is used as a fast working medium for uniting (a part of) living tissue to (a part of) another living tissue.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
57 words
A foil as claimed in claim 1 characterised in that the said foil is used to fix adjacently lying outer surfaces of the wall of a transporting organ with respect to one another by the introduction of the said foil around and between both the said surfaces of the organ into which a valve has been invaginated.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
81 words
A foil as claimed in claim 2 characterised in that the said foil is mainly rectangular in form and of which two parallel sides thereof have a length that is approximately equal to the circumference of a cross-section of the organ whilst when viewed in one direction the foil extends along one side with a lip and on the other side with a strip the length of which is approximately equal to the length of an extension of the said side.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A foil as claimed in claim 1 characterised in that the said foil is used to unite severed hard cerebral membranes together after an operation.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A foil as claimed in claim 1 characterised in that the said foil is used to unite separate parts of a transporting organ.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A foil as claimed in claim 1 characterised in that the said foil is used for fixing organs in their normal anatomical places.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A foil as claimed in claim 1 characterised in that the said foil is used as a means for uniting ruptures between parts of an abdomen wall and for filling up abdomen wall defects.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A foil as claimed in claim 1 characterised in that the said foil is used as a means of uniting separated tendons to one another.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
A foil as claimed in claim 1 characterised in that the said foil is used as a means for protecting sutures.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
A foil as claimed in claim 1 characterised in that the said foil is used as an artificial ligament for uniting joint parts to one another.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
A foil as claimed in claim 1 characterised in that the said foil is used as a bone-cement.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
A foil as claimed in any one of the foregoing claims characterised in that antiibiotics are added to the said foil.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
A foil as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 11 inclusive characterised in that antiseptics are added to the said foil.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
A foil as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 11 inclusive characterised in that blood anti-staunching media are added to the said foil.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
A foil as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 11 inclusive characterised in that cell stimulants are added to to the said foil.
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