Nathaniel F Long

US Patent:

20220347347, Nov 3, 2022

Filed:

Apr 28, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/731851

Inventors:

- Worcester MA, US
Logan Gaudette - Worcester MA, US
Gregory Kaleshian - Worcester MA, US
Camden Holm - Worcester MA, US
Paul Bonarrigo - Worcester MA, US
George Pins - Holden MA, US
David Magit - Worcester MA, US
Matthew Phaneuf - Ashland MA, US
Nathaniel Long - Hudson MA, US
Rayan Kassab - Taunton MA, US

International Classification:

A61L 27/38
A61L 27/54
A61L 27/56

Abstract:

A ligament repair device and method is particularly suited to the demands of UCL repair using a scaffold device for surgical implantation across a torn ligament section. The implantable device includes an encapsulation of a therapeutic element for increasing cell proliferation and growth eluted through a controlled release storage element adapted to release the therapeutic agent over time as the cell growth progresses and the scaffold structure degrades or is absorbed in favor of the new cell growth for ligament repair. Reduced recovery time is afforded by the need for only an relatively small incision for implantation. The introduction of a physiologically relevant drug delivery scaffold encourages more rapid cell growth over passive, physical repairs to the connective tissue.