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7381225 |
Reinforcement parietal prosthesis and method of producing the same
A pre-shaped and self-blocking reinforcement parietal prosthesis for inguinal hernioplastic surgical operations around the spermatic cord, extends along a longitudinal axis and presents a first and...
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7320692 |
Tissue closure system
A method for closing an opening in tissue, such as an opening in heart tissue, may include moving a housing to a location in proximity to the opening, registering the housing to the opening, and...
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7306627 |
Acellular matrix grafts of collagen and elastic fiber
Acellular matrix grafts are provided with are isolated from natural sources and consist essentially of a collagen and elastin matrix which is devoid of cellular components. The grafts are useful...
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7244273 |
Prosthetic device
The present invention relates to a method and a device for alleviating and/or preventing conditions relating to damaged joints involving articulating surfaces. In a first aspect the present...
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7226466 |
Flexible delivery system
A delivery system for implanting medical devices within a lumen or body cavity of a patient, the delivery system having a wire formed from a plurality of layered strands yielding a reduced bending...
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7214344 |
Method for treatment of biological tissues to mitigate post-implantation calcification and thrombosis
A method of treating a biological tissue including contacting the biological tissue with an aqueous sterilizing solution, and maintaining the aqueous sterilizing solution at a temperature of about...
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7160333 |
Reinforced small intestinal submucosa
Bioprosthetic devices for soft tissue attachment, reinforcement, or construction are provided. The devices comprise a sheet of naturally occurring extracellular matrix and a sheet of synthetic mesh...
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7160326 |
Method and apparatus for implantation of soft tissue implant
A method of securing a soft tissue implant to damaged tissue of a patient is provided. The method includes preparing a layer of extracellular matrices (ECM) for surgery. The method further includes...
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7131997 |
Tissue treatment
A method of treating tissue includes placing substantially spherical polymer particles in the tissue. The particles include an interior region having relatively large pores and a first region...
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7108717 |
Stent covered with heterologous tissue
A covered stent assembly comprising a tubular, expandable stent having a metallic framework covered with a cylinder of biocompatible, non-thrombogenic expandable material, such as heterologous...
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7094261 |
Double layer surgical mesh
A mesh ( 1 ) made of monofilament polypropylene (PPL) with surgical quality (CQ) and controlled flat memory (CM), having upper ( 1 ′) and lower ( 1 ″) layers joined by welding along almost the...
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7087089 |
Graft prosthesis devices containing renal capsule collagen
The invention provides tissue graft compositions comprising collagen-based extracellular matrices derived from renal capsules of warm-blooded vertebrates. The invention further provides a process...
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7070557 |
Tissue graft material and method of making
The present invention relates to a method of making a tissue graft material. The method includes placing body tissue and a blood component in a chamber and extruding the body tissue and blood...
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7060103 |
Tissue repair fabric
A prosthesis, which, when implanted into a mammalian patient, serves as a functioning replacement for a body part, or tissue structure, and will undergo controlled biodegradation occurring...
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7060022 |
Decellularized vascular prostheses resistant to thrombus occlusion and immunological rejection
The present invention relates to decellularized vascular prostheses that are resistant to thrombus occlusion and have a low level of immunogenicity. The vascular prostheses are denuded of cells,...
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7056280 |
Anterior segment ventricular restoration apparatus and method
The symptoms of congenital heart failure are addressed in this surgical procedure for mounting a patch in the ventricle of the heart to reduce ventricular volume. Placement of the patch is...
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7044982 |
Surgical repair of tissue defects
A method for repairing a defect in living mammalian tissue comprising: covering a tissue defect and surrounding tissue with a prosthetic by placing the prosthetic over the defect and against the...
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7018419 |
Microporous encapsulated endocrine cell disks, biconcave disks and multidimpled chambers for hormonal replacement
An endocrine cell microdisk or macrodisk containing pancreatic cells for transplantation into an animal body is formed with a lateral extent much greater than its thickness to thereby enhance its...
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7011688 |
Prosthetic repair fabric
An implantable prosthesis is provided for repairing or augmenting anatomical weaknesses or defects, and is particularly suitable for the repair of soft tissue and muscle wall openings. The...
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7008455 |
Lip implant, instrumentation and method for insertion
A lip implant and lip instrument. The lip implant is formed of solid silicone and is shaped to be received in the lip of a patient. The lip instrument includes a pair of arms coupled together...
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7001328 |
Method for using tropoelastin and for producing tropoelastin biomaterials
It is a general object of the invention to provide a method of effecting repair or replacement or supporting a section of a body tissue using tropoelastin, preferably crosslinked tropoelastin and...
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6991652 |
Tissue engineering composite
The invention provides a biocompatible composite for use in a living subject for purposes of repairing damaged tissues and reconstructing a new tissue. The composite includes a biodegradable or...
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6990982 |
Method for harvesting and processing cells from tissue fragments
A percutaneous tissue removal apparatus having a flexible drill shaft, a cutting tip mounted on the shaft a power source for transmitting motion to the shaft to move the cutting tip against tissue...
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6989034 |
Attachment of absorbable tissue scaffolds to fixation devices
The present invention relates to tissue scaffold implant devices useful in the repair and/or regeneration of diseased and/or damaged musculoskeletal tissue and that include a tissue scaffold...
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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...
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6972041 |
Bone xenografts
The invention provides an article of manufacture comprising a substantially non-immunogenic bone xenograft for implantation into humans. The invention further provides a method for preparing a bone...
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6946003 |
Implants for connective tissue reconstruction
Biocompatible, implantable material comprising flexible, elongate tape and a plurality of elongate elements, each elongate element being aligned along and independently translatable in the...
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6913626 |
Medical implant having bioabsorbable textured surface
A hybrid medical implant having a biocompatible, nonabsorbable core portion and a bioabsorbable textured outer surface portion overlying the core portion. The hybrid implant is useful as a...
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6886568 |
Method for fabricating cell-containing implants
Disclosed is a method of growing cells on biodegradable microcarrier particles and more specifically growing chondrocytes for an extended period of time until they aggregate. These aggregated cells...
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6866686 |
Tissue graft
The present invention relates to a method of preparing a tissue graft material. The invention also relates to a multipurpose tissue graft material and to methods of using same as a replacement for...
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6846330 |
Artificial dura mater and process for producing dura mater
The present invention provides an artificial dura mater characterized by comprising at least a sheet of a biodegradable and bioabsorbable synthetic polymer and having a storage modulus at ordinary...
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6830590 |
Lip enhancer
A method and apparatus for enhancing the size of lips. The apparatus is a clear or flesh colored polymer strip with a strong moisture activated adhesive on one side. A user inserts the apparatus on...
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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...
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6783556 |
System and method for making a calotte-shaped implantable sheath
A system and method are disclosed for making a calotte-shaped implantable sheath. A sheet of biological tissue is held against a curved tissue-engaging surface while a fixation solution is applied...
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6776938 |
Method for forming implant containing tissue
The present invention relates to a method of forming a tissue implant that includes applying force to the tissue to form the implant which has a predetermined shape. The applied force against the...
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6773458 |
Angiogenic tissue implant systems and methods
Implant assemblies and methodologies provide immuno-protection for implanted allografts, xenografts, and isografts. The assemblies and methodologies establish an improved boundary between the host...
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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...
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6755867 |
Hernia repair prosthesis and method
A hernia repair prosthesis with an occlusive member for inserting into and/or backing the herniated tissue. An overlay sheet is attached to the occlusive member by a filament which permits the...
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6736854 |
Prosthetic repair fabric with erosion resistant edge
An implantable prosthesis is provided for repairing or augmenting anatomical weaknesses or defects, and is particularly suitable for the repair of soft tissue and muscle wall openings. The...
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6736823 |
Prosthetic repair fabric
An implantable prosthesis is provided for repairing or augmenting anatomical weaknesses or defects, and is particularly suitable for the repair of soft tissue and muscle wall openings. The...
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6723133 |
Performed curved prosthesis having a reduced incidence of developing wrinkles or folds
A prosthesis is provide for repairing a defect in a muscle or tissue wall. The prosthesis has a preformed shape that conforms to the wall to facilitate placement and minimize shifting of the...
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6719803 |
Method for forming and implanting a grafting material containing tissue
A percutaneous tissue removal apparatus having a flexible drill shaft, a cutting tip mounted on the shaft a power source for transmitting motion to the shaft to move the cutting tip against tissue...
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6706780 |
Method of and composition for preventing tissue damage
An improved method and composition for preventing damage to tissue and/or organs during surgery and during harvesting, implanting, manufacture and manipulation of bioprostheses therefrom. Tissue...
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6702856 |
Method of using Tissue
A method of using body tissue includes removing tissue from a donor site and separating at least one component from the tissue while maintaining the tissue cells in a viable condition. The viable...
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6699294 |
Injectable implants for tissue augmentation and restoration
A method for tissue augmentation in a mammal is provided comprising injecting a polymer at a tissue site in need of augmentation and having a tissue temperature, the polymer comprising repeating...
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6692520 |
Systems and methods for imbedded intramuscular implants
The invention includes systems and methods for stimulating intramuscular angiogenesis by placing a biocompatible device within the tissue of a muscle. The biocompatible device is dimensionally...
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6689161 |
Decellularized vascular prostheses resistant to thrombus occlusion and immunologic rejection
Decellularized vascular prostheses that are resistant to thrombus occlusion and have a low level of immunogenicity and methods of making same are disclosed. The prostheses have high mechanical...
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6685625 |
Curved implantable sheath and method of making same
A method for making a curved implantable sheath includes placing a sheet of flexible material into engagement with a member having a curved surface having a desired configuration. The sheet and...
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6679919 |
Artificial dura
The present invention provides an artificial dura mater prepared from an biodegradable and bioabsorbable synthetic polymer sheet and having a total light transmittance of 30% or more as defined by...
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6666892 |
Multi-formed collagenous biomaterial medical device
The invention involves a submucosa tissue that has the capability of being shape formed or shape configured. The submucosa involves a purified form of submucosa tissue. Optionally, the submucosa...
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