IMPLANT FOR REPAIR AND REGENERATION OF SOFT TISSUE

Implants (108) to repair damaged or defective soft tissue compriseing cartilage within a joint space. The implants provided comprise a stimulating region (102) and an anchoring region (130). In several embodiments, the implants are spherical. A discontinuity between a surface of the implant and the...

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Hauptverfasser: HASSLER, Michel, OUENZERFI, Ghassene
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:Implants (108) to repair damaged or defective soft tissue compriseing cartilage within a joint space. The implants provided comprise a stimulating region (102) and an anchoring region (130). In several embodiments, the implants are spherical. A discontinuity between a surface of the implant and the surrounding cartilage advantageously facilitates implant placement and stimulation of generation of fibrous tissue, and subsequently new cartilage.