US 11,957,565 B2
Composite scaffold for the repair, reconstruction, and regeneration of soft tissues
Kevin A. Rocco, New Haven, CT (US); Bhavana Mohanraj, Philadelphia, PA (US); Jeffrey Ott, New Haven, CT (US); Justin Bendigo, Reading, PA (US); Jacob Edward Komenda, New Haven, CT (US); Mark Theodore Aronson, Midlothian, VA (US); and Andrew James Carter, Stow, MA (US)
Assigned to CONMED Corporation, Largo, FL (US)
Filed by CONMED Corporation, Largo, FL (US)
Filed on Jun. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/332,354.
Application 18/332,354 is a continuation of application No. 17/473,571, filed on Sep. 13, 2021, granted, now 11,672,646.
Application 17/473,571 is a continuation of application No. 16/785,512, filed on Feb. 7, 2020, granted, now 11,116,622, issued on Sep. 14, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/970,620, filed on Feb. 5, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/802,391, filed on Feb. 7, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0397981 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61L 27/14 (2006.01); A61L 27/18 (2006.01); A61L 27/24 (2006.01); A61L 27/26 (2006.01); A61L 27/48 (2006.01); A61L 27/52 (2006.01); A61L 27/56 (2006.01); A61L 27/58 (2006.01); D06N 3/00 (2006.01); A61L 27/34 (2006.01); A61L 27/50 (2006.01); D04B 21/12 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/08 (2013.01) [A61F 2/0063 (2013.01); A61L 27/14 (2013.01); A61L 27/18 (2013.01); A61L 27/24 (2013.01); A61L 27/26 (2013.01); A61L 27/48 (2013.01); A61L 27/52 (2013.01); A61L 27/56 (2013.01); A61L 27/58 (2013.01); D06N 3/0043 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0068 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0081 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0057 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0061 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0076 (2013.01); A61F 2240/001 (2013.01); A61L 27/34 (2013.01); A61L 27/50 (2013.01); A61L 2430/10 (2013.01); D04B 21/12 (2013.01); D10B 2509/08 (2013.01); Y10T 428/249921 (2015.04); Y10T 428/249978 (2015.04); Y10T 442/2484 (2015.04); Y10T 442/419 (2015.04)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A composite scaffold comprising:
a microporous matrix having a multitude of interconnected pores opening to an exterior surface of the microporous matrix;
a support structure having a length dimension extending between first and second ends of support structure and defining a cross-sectional area normal to the length dimension, the support structure comprising first and second outer layers spaced apart to define an interior space volume therebetween, the microporous matrix being disposed within the interior space; and
a plurality of spacer elements extending through the interior space volume between the first and second layers and attached therebetween to maintain separation of the first and second layers;
wherein the cross-sectional area changes less than approximately 5% upon elongation of the length dimension by approximately 13%.