Patent ID: 11969349
Assignee: COLLAGEN MATRIX, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A biocompatible and bioresorbable implant for the repair of bone and cartilage, comprising a matrix that contains biopolymeric fibers, the matrix having a cell conductive zone and an osteoconductive zone, wherein the osteoconductive zone includes calcium-containing mineral particles, the osteoconductive zone having a top, a bottom, and sides therebetween, the cell conductive zone is free of calcium-containing mineral particles, the biopolymeric fibers extend from the cell conductive zone into the osteoconductive zone, the biopolymeric fibers are derived from tendon or dermis, the cell conductive zone is in direct contact with the osteoconductive zone, the cell conductive zone covering the top and sides of the osteoconductive zone leaving the bottom of the osteoconductive zone exposed, the biopolymeric fibers at a surface of the implant are oriented along a plane of the surface, and the biopolymeric fibers located greater than 2 mm from the surface are randomly oriented.