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7347872 Connective tissue substitutes, method of preparation and uses thereof  
The present invention relates to connective tissue substitute implant and method of preparation thereof. The implant is essentially composed of two bone anchors joined at the proximal ends by...
7309356 Bone-tendon- bone assembly with cancellous allograft bone block  
The invention is directed toward a bone-tendon-bone assembly extended between two shaped cancellous bone blocks and a method of inserting same in a joint. Each substantially cylindrically shaped...
7195642 Method and apparatus for fixing a graft in a bone tunnel  
A graft ligament for cross-pinning in a bone tunnel, the ligament comprising a tendon having first, second and third portions in series along the length thereof. The first and third portions are...
7144424 Method and apparatus for reconstructing a ligament  
A new approach for reconstructing a ligament, the new approach comprising: creating a bone tunnel within a host bone, the bone tunnel having a proximal end and a distal end, and defining a central...
7141066 Bone tendon bone assembly with cylindrical allograft bone block  
The invention is directed toward a bone block, a bone-tendon-bone assembly and method of tendon reconstruction in which at least one tendon replacement is extended between two bone blocks and fixed...
7008763 Method to treat collagenous connective tissue for implant remodeled by host cells into living tissue  
The invention relates to a method of treatment of collagenous connective tissue removed from a donor for implant into a recipient which is re-habited or re-colonized by host cells without an immune...
6989029 Tissue cage  
The present invention relates to an implantable cage for holding tissue graft material. The cage includes a chamber configured and dimensioned to receive the tissue graft material and at least one...
6964685 Biologic replacement for fibrin clot  
The invention provides compositions and methods for repairing intra-articular and extra-articular tissue including ligament, meniscus, cartilage, tendon, and bone. The method includes contacting...
6893666 Tissue regenerative composition, method of making, and method of use thereof  
A matrix, including epithelial basement membrane, for inducing repair of mammalian tissue defects and in vitro cell propagation derived from epithelial tissues of a warm-blooded vertebrate.
6840962 Tissue engineered tendons and ligaments  
Connective tissue, including neo-tendons and ligaments, has been constructed using biodegradable synthetic scaffolds seeded with tenocytes. The scaffolds are preferably formed from biodegradable...
6793676 Method of reconstructing a joint  
A method of reconstructing a joint having two bones separated by cartilaginous material is provided. The method comprises the steps of removing a portion of the cartilaginous material to create a...
6758865 Soft tissue xenografts  
A method for preparing a soft tissue xenograft includes the steps of removing at least a portion of a soft tissue from a non-human animal to provide a xenograft; washing the xenograft in saline and...
6755863 Rotator cuff repair using engineered tissues  
Living fibrocytes are combined with rotator cuff extracellular matrix obtained from recently deceased human or animal donors to eliminate pain in patients with tendonitis and other rotator cuff...
6699286 Method and apparatus for making a ligament repair using compressed tendons  
A method and apparatus of making repairs with graft ligaments. In one form, the method for graft ligament reconstruction comprises (i) harvesting a graft ligament consisting entirely of soft...
6638309 Method of using body tissue  
A method of using body tissue is disclosed. Pieces of body tissue are obtained, they are shaped to form an article having a desired configuration, and the article is implanted into a patient's body.
6592623 Engineered muscle  
A muscle implant includes an extracellular matrix, tendon and muscle cells. The extracellular matrix is made of a matrix of electrospun polymer fibers. The tendon is made of extruded collagen...
6497726 Materials and methods for improved bone tendon bone transplantation  
Disclosed herein is an improved Bone Tendon Bone graft for use in orthopedic surgical procedures. Specifically exemplified herein is a Bone Tendon Bone graft comprising one or more bone blocks...
6468313 Implants and method of making  
An implant material in the form of a natural animal tissue crosslinked into a pre-formed shape, the tissue being adapted to substantially retain its shape when implanted into a body. Suitable...
6402783 Anterior cruciate ligament xenografts  
The invention provides an article of manufacture comprising a substantially non-immunogenic ligament or tendon xenograft for implantation into humans. The invention further provides a method for...
6361562 Biomaterials  
The present invention provide a biomaterial comprising an extirpated piece from a tissue selected from the group consisting of the cornea, muscle, tendon, cartilage, alimentary canal, liver,...
6176880 Tissue graft construct for replacement of cartilaginous structures  
A reconstructive structure for a cartilaginous element having a plurality of superimposed layers of intestinal submucosa tissue compressed and secured together and shaped to provide a...
6077989 Resorbable implant biomaterial made of condensed calcium phosphate particles  
A resorbable biomaterial for implantation in humans and other animals comprises amorphous or crystalline condensed calcium phosphate of the general formula: [Ca(PO 3 ) 2 ] n , where n is 3 or...
6060640 Multiple-layer, formed-in-place immunoisolation membrane structures for implantation of cells in host tissue  
A permeable structure forms a chamber to hold living cells. The structure includes a first permeable region surrounding at least a portion of the chamber having a conformation that, when implanted...
6056752 Fixation of cruciate ligament grafts  
The present invention comprises a method for the reconstruction of a cruciate ligament of a patient. A connection device for connecting a cruciate ligament replacement graft to the femur of a...
5562669 Cruciate ligament reconstruction with tibial drill guide  
A method of ligament reconstruction in which at least one ligament replacement is extended between two bone plugs and fixed within each of two bone tunnels in the bones of a joint using...
5445833 Tendon or ligament graft for promoting autogenous tissue growth  
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...
4894063 Barrier layer for implantable tendons and ligaments  
Disclosed is a method of interfacing a ligament substitute within a channel of resected bone with a sleeve of soft biological tissue. The sleeve of tissue has overall external dimension sufficient...
4597766 Implantable bioprosthetic tendons and ligaments  
A tendon or ligament bioprosthesis comprised of a naturally occurring tendon or ligament isolated from an animal source, tanned with a bifunctional reagent capable of cross-linking biological...
4585458 Means and method of implanting bioprosthetics  
A means and method for implanting bioprosthetic material surgically, in humans or animals, is disclosed. The means comprise lengths of connective tissue such as mammalian tendons which are covered...
4467478 Human ligament replacement  
The ligament replacement is obtained by taking a tendon from an animal of appropriate size to function as the substitute for the particular human ligament to be replaced. This tendon is cut to an...
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