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Ironically, the whole patent appears to be about the concept (how is that patentable?!). The actual treatment is “known in the art “. Quote: “The tendon is com
by ckemere 3y ago
Ironically, the whole patent appears to be about the concept (how is that patentable?!). The actual treatment is “known in the art “.
Quote:
“The tendon is composed mostly of an extra-cellular collagen matrix, which is non-immunogenic. The tendon may therefore require no denaturing (decellularisation) prior to implantation into a mammal. In some embodiments, the tendon may be subjected to a decellularisation process prior to implantation. In removing the cells from the tendon, the immunogenic antibodies within the cells are also removed, thus rendering the tendon non- immunogenic. Methods of decellularisation of tendon tissue are known in the art. Such methods include…”