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Multilayered submucosal graft constructs and method for making the same
Assignee: Methodist Hospital
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Filing: 1996-04-05
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Granted: 1999-09-21
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Expires: 2016-04-05
Abstract
Abstract PCT No. PCT/US96/04721 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 12, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 12, 1996 PCT Filed Apr. 5, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/31226 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 10, 1996Multi-laminar tissue graft constructs, pseudoisotropic graft constructs and a method of preparing such constructs are described. Multi-laminar tissue graft constructs are prepared by fusing partially overlapped strips of submucosa tissue into a unitary graft construct by compressing the tissue under dehydrating conditions. Pseudoisotropic tissue graft constructs are prepared by overlapping a first strip of submucosa tissue with at least two strips of submucosa tissue orientated so that the longitudinal axis of each strip formts an angle of about 180 DEG /N with the longitudinal axes of at least two other strips of submucosal tissue.
Inventors
- 👤 Umesh H. Patel
- 👤 Michael C. Hiles
- 👤 Bryan A. Whitson
- 👤 Boyle Cheng
- 👤 Stephen F. Badylak
- 👤 Klod Kokini
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-29 08:25
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61L; A61L27/00; A61L27/36; A61L27/3683; A61L27/3691; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/0063; A61K; A61K35/00; A61K35/12; A61K35/37; A61K35/38; A61L27/3604; A61L27/3629; A61P; A61P43/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 30
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A method of preparing a multi-laminate tissue graft construct having pseudoisotropic properties, said construct formed from at least three strips of intestinal submucosal tissue delaminated from both the tunica muscularis and at least the luminal portion of the tunica mucosa of a wanm blooded vertebrate, each strip of intestinal submucosal tissue having a longitudinal axis corresponding to the predominant orientation of the collagen fibers in the submucosal tissue strips, said method comprising the steps of overlaying said first strip with at least two additional strips of submucosal tissue so that the longitudinal axis of each individual strip of submucosal tissue forms an angle of about 180°/N with the longitudinal axes of two other strips of overlaid submucosal tissue, wherein N=the total number of strips of submucosal tissue; compressing at least the overlapped portions of the strips of submucosal tissue between two surfaces under conditions allowing at least partial dehydration of the compressed submucosal tissue.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
154 words
A method of preparing a multi-laminate tissue graft construct having pseudoisotropic properties, said construct formed from at least three strips of intestinal submucosal tissue delaminated from both the tunica muscularis and at least the luminal portion of the tunica mucosa of a wanm blooded vertebrate, each strip of intestinal submucosal tissue having a longitudinal axis corresponding to the predominant orientation of the collagen fibers in the submucosal tissue strips, said method comprising the steps of overlaying said first strip with at least two additional strips of submucosal tissue so that the longitudinal axis of each individual strip of submucosal tissue forms an angle of about 180°/N with the longitudinal axes of two other strips of overlaid submucosal tissue, wherein N=the total number of strips of submucosal tissue; compressing at least the overlapped portions of the strips of submucosal tissue between two surfaces under conditions allowing at least partial dehydration of the compressed submucosal tissue.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the surfaces is water permeable.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of applying a vacuum to the subrnucosal tissue during compression thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 3, wherein the applied vacuum coacts with the two surfaces to compress the submucosal tissue.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of applying heat to the submucosal tissue during compression thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the two surfaces are complementary nonplanar surfaces wherein compression between the two surfaces produces a tissue graft construct shaped to conform to those surfaces.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
103 words
A unitary pseudoisotropic multi-laminate tissue graft construct, comprising at least three strips of intestinal submucosal tissue delaminated from both the tunica muscularis and at least the luminal portion of the tunica mucosa of a warm blooded vertebrate, wherein the strips are fused to one another by compressing the strips under dehydrating conditions, each strip having a longitudinal axis corresponding to the predominant orientation of the collagen fibers in the strips, wherein the longitudinal axis of each strip forms an angle of about 180°/N with the longitudinal axes of two other strips forming said construct, wherein N=the total number of strips of submucosal tissue.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
103 words
A unitary pseudoisotropic multi-laminate tissue graft construct, comprising at least three strips of intestinal submucosal tissue delaminated from both the tunica muscularis and at least the luminal portion of the tunica mucosa of a warm blooded vertebrate, wherein the strips are fused to one another by compressing the strips under dehydrating conditions, each strip having a longitudinal axis corresponding to the predominant orientation of the collagen fibers in the strips, wherein the longitudinal axis of each strip forms an angle of about 180°/N with the longitudinal axes of two other strips forming said construct, wherein N=the total number of strips of submucosal tissue.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 7, wherein the strips of intestinal submucosal tissue consist essentially of the tunica submucosa, the muscularis mucosa and the stratum compactum of the tunica mucosa.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The tissue graft construct of claim 7, wherein the intestinal submucosal tissueis conditioned to have a strain of no more than 20%.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
148 words
A method of preparing a multi-laminate tissue graft construct from multiple strips of intestinal submucosal tissue delaminated from both the tunica muscularis and at least the luminal portion of the tunica mucosa of a warm blooded vertebrate, said strips having an abluminal surface and a luminal surface, said method comprising the steps of placing a first strip of submucosal tissue on a support, so the luminal surface of the strip of submucosal tissue is in contact with the support; overlaying said first strip with additional strips of submucosal tissue wherein the last strip of submucosal tissue layered onto the tissue graft construct is orientated so the abluminal surface is in contact with the other layers of submucosal tissue forming the tissue graft construct; compressing the overlapped portions of the strips of submucosal tissue between two surfaces under conditions allowing at least partial dehydration of the compressed submucosal tissue.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
148 words
A method of preparing a multi-laminate tissue graft construct from multiple strips of intestinal submucosal tissue delaminated from both the tunica muscularis and at least the luminal portion of the tunica mucosa of a warm blooded vertebrate, said strips having an abluminal surface and a luminal surface, said method comprising the steps of placing a first strip of submucosal tissue on a support, so the luminal surface of the strip of submucosal tissue is in contact with the support; overlaying said first strip with additional strips of submucosal tissue wherein the last strip of submucosal tissue layered onto the tissue graft construct is orientated so the abluminal surface is in contact with the other layers of submucosal tissue forming the tissue graft construct; compressing the overlapped portions of the strips of submucosal tissue between two surfaces under conditions allowing at least partial dehydration of the compressed submucosal tissue.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
The tissue graft construct of claim 10, wherein the strips of intestinal submucosal tissueconsist essentially of the tunica submucosa, the muscularis mucosa and the stratum compactum of the tunica mucosa.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 10, wherein at least one of the surfaces is water permeable.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 10, further comprising the step of applying a vacuum to the submucosal tissue during compression thereof.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 13, formed as a unitary heterolaminar graft construct.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 13, formed as a unitary homolaminar graft construct.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 13, formed as a pseudoisotropic graft construct.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
13 words
The graft construct of claim 16, formed as a unitary heterolaminar graft construct.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 7, wherein the strips of intestinal submucosal tissue consist essentially of the tunica submucosa, the muscularis mucosa and the stratum compactum of the tunica mucosa.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
12 words
The graft construct of claim 16, formed as a pseudoisotropic graft construct.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
182 words
A method of preparing a multi-laminate tissue graft construct from multiple strips of intestinal submucosal tissue delaminated from both the tunica muscularis and at least the luminal portion of the tunica mucosa of a warm blooded vertebrate, said strips having an abluminal surface and a luminal surface, said method comprising the steps of placing a first strip of submucosal tissue on a support, so the luminal surface of the strip of submucosal tissue is in contact with the support; overlaying said first strip with a second strip of submucosal tissue to form a multi-layered construct, said second strip orientated so that the luminal surface of the second strip contacts at least a portion of the abluminal surface of the first strip; overlaying an additional strip of submucosal tissue onto said multi-layered construct, wherein said additional strips is overlaid with its abluminal surface in contact with at least a portion of abluminal surface of the multi-layered graft construct; compressing the overlapped portions of the strips of submucosal tissue between two surfaces under conditions allowing at least partial dehydration of the compressed submucosal tissue.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
182 words
A method of preparing a multi-laminate tissue graft construct from multiple strips of intestinal submucosal tissue delaminated from both the tunica muscularis and at least the luminal portion of the tunica mucosa of a warm blooded vertebrate, said strips having an abluminal surface and a luminal surface, said method comprising the steps of placing a first strip of submucosal tissue on a support, so the luminal surface of the strip of submucosal tissue is in contact with the support; overlaying said first strip with a second strip of submucosal tissue to form a multi-layered construct, said second strip orientated so that the luminal surface of the second strip contacts at least a portion of the abluminal surface of the first strip; overlaying an additional strip of submucosal tissue onto said multi-layered construct, wherein said additional strips is overlaid with its abluminal surface in contact with at least a portion of abluminal surface of the multi-layered graft construct; compressing the overlapped portions of the strips of submucosal tissue between two surfaces under conditions allowing at least partial dehydration of the compressed submucosal tissue.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
30 words
The tissue graft construct of claim 20, wherein the strips of intestinal submucosal tissueconsist essentially of the tunica submucosa, the muscularis mucosa and the stratum compactum of the tunica mucosa.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 20, wherein at least one of the surfaces is water permeable.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 17, formed as a pseudoisotropic graft construct.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 20, further comprising the step of applying heat to the submucosal tissue during compression thereof.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 20, wherein the two surfaces are complementary nonplanar surfaces wherein compression between the two surfaces produces a tissue graft construct shaped to conform to those surfaces.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
12 words
The graft construct of claim 20, formed as a pseudoisotropic graft construct.
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