Patents Assigned to Abonetics Ltd.
  • Tissue implant
    Patent number: 6306169
    Abstract: A biomechanical implant is described which comprises at least two matrix components, the first matrix component being composed of collagen with a porous macrostructure with the ability to withstand tensile or shear forces, the second matrix component being a hydrated alginate gel which substantially fills the porous macrostructure of the first component and exerts a swelling pressure, the implant additionally comprising a population of cells comprising chondrocytes, fibrochondrocytes, fibroblasts or osteoblasts, or precursors thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignees: Abonetics Ltd., University College London
    Inventors: David Alan Lee, Daniel Lawrence Bader, Myra Deborah Stephens