Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
623130190 | In braided form | 10 |
20090018655 | Composite Implant for Surgical Repair - Disclosed are biocompatible implants that combine a scaffold material for supporting long term repair of a soft tissue with an elongated member such as a suture for aiding in placement of the scaffold during a surgical procedure as well as for immediate mechanical reinforcement of a repair site. The components of an implant are combined such that a longitudinal load placed upon a composite structure can be borne primarily by the elongated member and the scaffold material is isolated from the longitudinal load. Thus, the scaffold material of a composite can be protected from damage due to applied loads and stresses during and following a surgical procedure. | 01-15-2009 |
20090054982 | Elastic metallic replacement ligament - This invention relates generally to orthopedic implants for reconstruction of severed, ruptured, or damaged ligaments. More particularly, this invention relates to an improved elastic replacement ligament made from metallic wires in a braided construction for replacement of a natural ligament of the body such as the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee. | 02-26-2009 |
20110054610 | Textile Prosthesis - A textile prosthesis comprising a unitary body of predetermined shape having structural integrity, the body including at least one anchorage body portion for attachment to an anatomical body part, the body being composed of a combination of binding yarns and tensile load bearing filaments, the binding yarns being located at least in the or in each of said anchorage body portions and being interconnected to one another by sewn stitches, the tensile load bearing filaments being located inbetween said stitches so as to be constrained to extend through said unitary body along predetermined pathways extending in one or more predetermined directions so as to render the body resistance to stretch when a tensile load is applied in said one or more predetermined directions. | 03-03-2011 |
20110190886 | BRAIDED TERTIARY NANOFIBROUS STRUCTURE FOR LIGAMENT, TENDON, AND MUSCLE TISSUE IMPLANT - A fabricated braided nanofibrous structure having nanofiber bundles that independently have nanofibers oriented in a uniaxial direction and methods of preparing braided nanofibrous structures. More specifically, the braided nanofibrous structures have at least three nanofiber bundles, wherein the nanofiber bundles are braided together and each nanofiber bundle independently includes at least two nanofibers oriented in a uniaxial direction. The braided nanofibrous structures may be inserted into a region of damaged ligament, tendon, or muscle in a subject. | 08-04-2011 |
20110238179 | Mechanically Competent Scaffold for Rotator Cuff and Tendon Augmentation - A device has been developed to augment the rotator cuff tendon tissue as it proceeds in healing. The device has two purposes: to provide initial stability to the rotator cuff repair site to allow early mobilization of the upper extremity of the patient, and to allow for reinforcement of rotator cuff tendon repairs to increase the likelihood of successful rotator cuff tendon repairs. The device consists of an inter-connected, open pore structure that enables even and random distribution and in-growth of tendon cells. The braided structure allows for distribution of mechanical forces over a larger area of tissue at the fixation point(s). | 09-29-2011 |
20120232655 | KNOT SLIP RESISTANT WOVEN CORD - A woven surgical cord having interwoven warps ( | 09-13-2012 |
20120253465 | Dual Tendon Bundle - The present invention relates generally to methods for preparing a dual tendon bundle that is useful as a replacement ligament or tendon graft for, for example, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. More particularly, the dual tendon bundle prepared according to the present invention has a functional cross section diameter and/or a minimum length that meets or exceeds the standard requirements for replacement ligament or tendon grafts. The present invention further relates to the dual tendon bundle prepared by the disclosed methods and packages comprising the same. Methods of using the dual tendon bundle prepared according to the present invention by providing the dual tendon bundle thus obtained for implanting into a patient in need thereof are also provided. | 10-04-2012 |
20130096679 | Mechanically Competent Scaffold for Ligament and Tendon Regeneration - A multi-region device for repair, regeneration or reconstruction in articular tissue injury such as torn ligaments and tendons is provided. The device comprises at least one degradable material and biocompatible non-degradable polymeric fiber-based material, in a three-dimensional braided scaffold. The two end sections are designed for attachment of the device at the site of implantation and are designed to allow bone cell ingrowth, and one or more middle regions are designed to allow ligament or tendon cell ingrowth. | 04-18-2013 |
20130131803 | LIGAMENT AND TENDON PROSTHESIS MADE FROM CABLES OF FILAMENTS - The invention provides a ligament or tendon prosthesis made from two or more of cables braided into a helical structure, where each cable is made from two or more strands. The strands may be made from an alloy exhibiting pseudoelastic properties at body temperature, and may be twisted into a helical structure in the cables. | 05-23-2013 |
20140172096 | COLLAGEN FIBER RIBBONS WITH INTEGRATED FIXATION SUTURES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - The disclosure describes implantable bioprosthesis and constructs having an implantable woven ribbon with at least one integrated suture. | 06-19-2014 |