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Method for treating diseased or damaged organs

  • US 6,334,872 B1
  • Filed: 07/07/1997
  • Issued: 01/01/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/18/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of treating a patient with a diseased or damaged organ comprising repairing or replacing the diseased or damaged organ said patient with a bioedgradable collagen-containing prosthesis which functions as a remodeling template for the ingrowth of patient cells, wherein said prosthesis comprises a first layer made from acid-extracted fibrillar or non-fibrillar collagen and has a smooth, uniform diameter geometry, and a second layer made from a collagen material derived from mammalian intestine, fascia lata, or dura mater that provides structural stability, and is pliable, semi-permeable, and suturable.

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