Abstract: A method of using a substantially non-porous equine collagen foil to repair and regenerate dura mater tissue of mammals when the dura mater tissue is damaged as a result of injury, tumors, surgery, and the like. The non-porous equine collagen foil comprises collagen fibrils which provides a replacement dura mater composition that is elastic, liquid-tight, and which has a high tensile strength. The non-porous equine collagen foil is furthermore resorbable and provides a biomatrix, wherein a neodura is rapidly formed which becomes indistinguishable from the autologous dura mater in a matter of weeks. The process for making the equine collagen foil reduces the likelihood of disease transmission.

Abstract: Techniques for treating visceral or parietal membrane and tissue defects include the application of a collagen biomatrix to the defect to repair and regenerate a visceral or parietal membrane, for example in patients suffering tissue defects or undergoing visceral or parietal surgical treatment. Such approaches avoid persistent tissue leaks and their consequences such as fluid leaks and air leaks. The use of collagen biomatrix, optionally in conjunction with a fibrin sealant, an anti-adhesive, or both, can minimize tissue leaks or fluid leaks in injured patients suffering tissue defects or subjects undergoing surgery such as visceral or parietal resections and other operations.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for directed cell in-growth and controlled tissue regeneration to prevent post-surgical or post-traumatic adhesion and fibrosis formation on the injured surface of a tissue selected from the group consisting of spinal column tissue, dura mater, and spinal nerves in a mammal, comprising the step of providing, covering and separating the tissue with a bioactive biofunctional, non-porous, microscopically multilayered collagen foil biomatrix, and to a method for treating a defect in a mammal comprising the step of providing, covering and separating said tissue with a bioactive biofunctional, non-porous, microscopically multilayered collagen foil biomatrix.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for directed cell in-growth and controlled tissue regeneration to prevent post-surgical or post-traumatic adhesion and fibrosis formation on the injured surface of a tissue selected from the group consisting of spinal column tissue, dura mater, and spinal nerves in a mammal, comprising the step of providing, covering and separating the tissue with a bioactive biofunctional, non-porous, microscopically multilayered collagen foil biomatrix, and to a method for treating a defect in a mammal comprising the step of providing, covering and separating said tissue with a bioactive biofunctional, non-porous, microscopically multilayered collagen foil biomatrix.

Abstract: Techniques for treating visceral or parietal membrane and tissue defects include the application of a collagen biomatrix to the defect to repair and regenerate a visceral or parietal membrane, for example in patients suffering tissue defects or undergoing visceral or parietal surgical treatment. Such approaches avoid persistent tissue leaks and their consequences such as fluid leaks and air leaks. The use of collagen biomatrix, optionally in conjunction with a fibrin sealant, an anti-adhesive, or both, can minimize tissue leaks or fluid leaks in injured patients suffering tissue defects or subjects undergoing surgery such as visceral or parietal resections and other operations.

Abstract: A method of using a substantially non-porous equine collagen foil to repair and regenerate dura mater tissue of mammals when the dura mater tissue is damaged as a result of injury, tumors, surgery, and the like. The non-porous equine collagen foil comprises collagen fibrils which provides a replacement dura mater composition that is elastic, liquid-tight, and which has a high tensile strength. The non-porous equine collagen foil is furthermore resorbable and provides a biomatrix, wherein a neodura is rapidly formed which becomes indistinguishable from the autologous dura mater in a matter of weeks. The process for making the equine collagen foil reduces the likelihood of disease transmission.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fibrin sponge comprising a residual moisture content of at least 3%, preferably of 3 to 35%, in particular 10 to 20%, and preferably containing a blood clotting activator or proactivator, a method of preparing this fibrin sponge as well as a kit for wound gluing which comprises the fibrin sponge and a component containing a blood clotting factor. The sponge according to the present invention is suitable for hemostasis, tissue adhesion and aiding wound healing.