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WO1989000413A1 Expired / Lapsed WO ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Prosthetic meniscus

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-07-20
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2008-07-20
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Abstract

Abstract A prosthetic meniscus is disclosed which can be implanted in a humanoid knee, and which can act as a scaffold for regrowth of native meniscal tissues. The meniscus comprises a three dimensional array of collagen fibers interspersed with glycosaminoglycan molecules. The collagen fibers are present at a concentration of about 65 to 98 percent by dry weight, and the glycosaminoglycan molecules are present at a concentration of about 1 to 25 percent by dry weight. Crosslinks are provided by at least a portion of the glycosaminoglycan molecules, and may consist of at least one of the group comprising chondroitan 4-sulfate, chondroitan 6-sulfate, keritan sulfate, dermatan sulfate, heparin sulfate, and hyaluronic acid.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kevin R. Stone

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction WO
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 12:46
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61L; A61L27/00; A61L27/50; A61L27/58; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/28; A61F2/30; A61F2/38; A61F2/3872; A61L27/14; A61L27/20; A61L27/22; A61L27/227; A61L27/24; A61L27/26; A61L27/40; A61L27/44; A61L27/46; A61L27/48; A61F2/30756; A61F2/3094; A61F2/30965; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30003; A61F2002/3006; A61F2002/30062; A61F2002/30108; A61F2002/3011; A61F2002/30112; A61F2002/30131; A61F2002/30199; A61F2002/30205; A61F2002/30667; A61F2002/30677; A61F2/30721; A61F2/30734; A61F2002/30736; A61F2/30767; A61F2/30771; A61F2002/3082; A61F2002/30878; A61F2002/30879; A61F2002/30904; A61F2/42; A61F2/4261; A61F2002/4271; A61F2002/4274; A61F2002/4276; A61F2002/4279; A61F2002/4282; A61F2002/4284; A61F2002/4287; A61F2002/4289; A61F2002/4292; A61F2002/4294; A61F2002/4297; A61F2210/00; A61F2210/0004; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0004; A61F2230/0013; A61F2230/0063; A61F2230/0067; A61F2310/00; A61F2310/00005; A61F2310/00365; A61L2430/00; A61L2430/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S128/00; Y10S128/08

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