Patent ID: 11957565
Assignee: CONMED CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  D  Y | IPC A  D

Claim 0:
1. A composite scaffold comprising:
a microporous matrix having a multitude of interconnected pores opening to an exterior surface of the microporous matrix;
a support structure having a length dimension extending between first and second ends of support structure and defining a cross-sectional area normal to the length dimension, the support structure comprising first and second outer layers spaced apart to define an interior space volume therebetween, the microporous matrix being disposed within the interior space; and
a plurality of spacer elements extending through the interior space volume between the first and second layers and attached therebetween to maintain separation of the first and second layers;
wherein the cross-sectional area changes less than approximately 5% upon elongation of the length dimension by approximately 13%.