Abrégé

The invention discloses a process for fabricating a biomaterial, comprising: a) joining a porous collagen based-material with a non-porous collagen based- material by applying a controlled amount of a bonding layer of a gel comprising collagen to a bonding surface of the non-porous collagen based-material, and contacting a surface of the porous collagen based-material with the gel applied to the bonding surface to partially hydrate a section of the porous material at the interface between the materials; b)drying the gel to dry to bond the materials together; and c)cross-linking the collagens in the bonding layer. Also disclosed are biomaterials and implants produced using the fabrication process.

Classes IPC  ?

• C09J 189/06 - Produits dérivés de déchets, p. ex. cornes, sabots ou poils dérivés de cuir ou de peaux
• A61L 24/04 - Adhésifs ou ciments chirurgicauxAdhésifs pour dispositifs de colostomie contenant des matériaux macromoléculaires
• A61L 24/10 - PolypeptidesProtéines
• A61L 27/38 - Cellules animales

Abrégé

An implant delivery device (10) comprises a barrel (20), a plunger (30) and an inner sleeve (130) which comprises material stress means (140). The plunger is adapted to fit into a central bore of the inner sleeve in a sliding relationship and the inner sleeve in turn is adapted to fit into the bore of the barrel also in a sliding relationship. An alternative embodiment of the device generally comprises a barrel (20) and plunger (30) and an implant (100) loaded within the barrel, and a column of liquid (110) located proximally behind the implant. A user depressing plunger exerts a compression force on liquid, which is transferred onto the implant and the implant moves distally. along the barrel toward the distal end (50).

Classes IPC  ?

• A61F 2/46 - Outils particuliers pour l'implantation des articulations artificielles

Abrégé

A substantially elastic or viscoelastic porous biomaterial, the biomaterial comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of: a synthetic or natural polymer, a ceramic, a metal, an extracellular matrix protein, a calcium phosphate material or an analogue thereof characterised in that the biomaterial is under stress and is in a fully or partially-deformed state. Also disclosed are methods of seeding the biomaterial with cells and methods of treatment and tissue engineering using the elastic biomaterial.

Classes IPC  ?

• A61L 27/46 - Matériaux composites, c.-à-d. en couches ou contenant un matériau dispersé dans une matrice constituée d'un matériau analogue ou différent comportant une matrice macromoléculaire avec des charges inorganiques contenant du phosphore
• A61L 27/56 - Matériaux poreux ou cellulaires