Biological patch for use in medical procedures
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1. An implant for use in repairing or reinforcing a tissue of a body, the implant comprising:
- a structure defined by at least a first layer and a second layer;
said first layer and said second layer being generally held relative to one another in a generally aligned manner; and
an engagement portion defined by at least a portion of said laminated structure such that said laminated structure is able to be held relative to a selected portion of the tissue;
wherein said laminated structure is able to engage the tissue to assist in holding said tissue in a selected orientation.
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Abstract
A method for forming a patch using a laminated material and a process for forming the laminated material. Also a plurality of patches using the laminated material for various implantation purposes into an anatomy. In addition, an implant method for implanting one or a plurality of the selected patches for various reasons.
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47 Claims
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1. An implant for use in repairing or reinforcing a tissue of a body, the implant comprising:
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a structure defined by at least a first layer and a second layer;
said first layer and said second layer being generally held relative to one another in a generally aligned manner; and
an engagement portion defined by at least a portion of said laminated structure such that said laminated structure is able to be held relative to a selected portion of the tissue;
wherein said laminated structure is able to engage the tissue to assist in holding said tissue in a selected orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of making an implant comprising:
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providing a first layer of material defining a first dimension;
positioning a second layer of material defining a second dimension relative to said first layer of material;
providing said first layer and said second layer such that said first dimension and said second dimension are generally co-extensive; and
laminating said first layer to said second layer to form a laminated construct from which the implant is able to be formed. wherein positioning said second layer relative to said first layer includes substantially aligning a longitudinal axis of said second layer with a longitudinal axis of said first layer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of forming an implant for implanting into a body, the method comprising:
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selecting an implant characteristic including a generally three-dimensional contour;
forming a mold to generally define said generally three-dimensional contour;
positioning an implant material relative to said mold; and
curing said implant material to generally conform to said mold;
wherein said implant material includes a first layer and a second layer;
wherein said curing includes lamination. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of providing an implant for a selected site in a soft tissue from which an autograft is taken, comprising:
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selecting a position from which an autograft is to be harvested;
removing the autograft and forming a harvest site;
positioning an implant in said harvest site;
forming said implant including;
positioning a first layer relative to a second layer; and
laminating said first layer and said second layer to form a generally laminated construct;
wherein said first layer and said second layer are generally of equivalent in size prior to said laminating. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of implanting an implant relative to a selected tissue portion using a generally less invasive procedure, the method comprising:
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forming the implant to include a selected dimension;
forming a portal to achieve access to the selected tissue portion;
passing said implant through said portal;
providing a suture through said implant prior to passing said implant through said portal; and
engaging said selected soft tissue portion with said suture. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. An implant for use in repairing or reinforcing a tissue of a body, the implant comprising:
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a structure that has a discrete three-dimensional shape and has at least a first layer and a second layer;
said first layer substantially held relative to said second layer in a generally aligned manner; and
an engagement portion defined by at least a portion of said structure such that said structure is able to be held relative to a selected portion of the tissue;
wherein said structure is substantially manufactured with said discrete three-dimensional shape. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47)
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