Method for promoting growth of tissue
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1. A method for promoting in-growth of host tissue into a void within the host comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a porous bioabsorbable bag comprising at least two bioabsorbable materials, each material having a different rate of bioabsorption and each material of sufficient size so as to be contained in the bag;
b) injecting into the bag a bioabsorbable binding gel capable of binding and setting the bioabsorbable materials in relation to each other; and
c) inserting the bag of step b into the void and conforming the bag to the desired shape within the void, whereby in-growth of host tissue into the void is promoted.
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Abstract
A device and method for tissue engineering is disclosed. More particularly this invention relates to a bioabsorbable device and a method of its use which promotes controlled new tissue in-growth into voids or cavities occupied by the device as portions of the device are selectively absorbed within a host thereby minimizing collapse of surrounding, pre-existing host tissue into the engineered site.
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1. A method for promoting in-growth of host tissue into a void within the host comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a porous bioabsorbable bag comprising at least two bioabsorbable materials, each material having a different rate of bioabsorption and each material of sufficient size so as to be contained in the bag; b) injecting into the bag a bioabsorbable binding gel capable of binding and setting the bioabsorbable materials in relation to each other; and c) inserting the bag of step b into the void and conforming the bag to the desired shape within the void, whereby in-growth of host tissue into the void is promoted. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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2. A method for promoting in-growth of host tissue into a void within the host comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a porous bioabsorbable bag comprising at least two bioabsorbable materials, each material having a different rate of bioabsorption and each material of sufficient size so as to be contained in the bag; b) inserting the bag of step a into the void and conforming the bag to the desired shape within the void; and c) injecting into the bag a bioabsorbable binding gel capable of binding and setting the bioabsorbable materials in relation to each other and further conforming the bag to the desired shape within the void, whereby in-growth of host tissue into the void is promoted.
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