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Graft for promoting autogenous tissue growth

Assignee: Methodist Hospital
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Filing: 1995-04-18
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Granted: 1996-11-12
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Expires: 2015-04-18
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Abstract

Abstract Surgical repair of diseased or damaged endogenous connective tissue can be accomplished using a tissue graft formed from a delaminated segment of intestinal tissue. The tissue graft comprises the intestinal tunica submucosa delaminated from both the tunica muscularis and at least the luminal portion of the tunica mucosa. The graft can be conditioned by stretching and formed as a multilayer composition for high tensile strength and resistance to tearing at its points of attachment to existing physiological structures.

Inventors

  • 👤 Stephen F. Badylak
  • 👤 Leslie A. Geddes
  • 👤 K. Donald Shelbourne
  • 👤 Gary C. Lantz
  • 👤 Arthur C. Coffey

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 15:46
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61L; A61L27/00; A61L27/36; A61L27/3641; A61L27/3645; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/11; A61B17/1146; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/08; A61L27/3604; A61L27/3629; A61L27/365; A61L27/3662; A61L27/3683; A61L27/3695; A61L2430/00; A61L2430/10; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S623/00; Y10S623/915

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 65 words
A tissue graft material formed from a segment of intestinal tissue of a warm-blooded vertebrate, said segment of intestinal tissue comprising the tunica submucosa delaminated from both the tunica muscularis and the luminal portion of the tunica mucosa of vertebrate intestine, said graft material formed by conditioning the segment of intestinal tissue so that the graft material has a strain of no more than 20%.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 65 words
A tissue graft material formed from a segment of intestinal tissue of a warm-blooded vertebrate, said segment of intestinal tissue comprising the tunica submucosa delaminated from both the tunica muscularis and the luminal portion of the tunica mucosa of vertebrate intestine, said graft material formed by conditioning the segment of intestinal tissue so that the graft material has a strain of no more than 20%.

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