Nonwoven tissue scaffold

A biocompatible meniscal repair device is disclosed. The tissue repair device includes a scaffold adapted to be placed in contact with a defect in a meniscus, the scaffold comprising a high-density, dry laid nonwoven polymeric material and a biocompatible foam. The scaffold provides increased suture...

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Hauptverfasser: Kladakis, Stephanie M, Hammer, Joseph J, Shetty, Dhanuraj, Dhanaraj, Sridevi
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A biocompatible meniscal repair device is disclosed. The tissue repair device includes a scaffold adapted to be placed in contact with a defect in a meniscus, the scaffold comprising a high-density, dry laid nonwoven polymeric material and a biocompatible foam. The scaffold provides increased suture pull-out strength.