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

Claim 7:
8. A composite scaffold comprising:
a microporous matrix having a multitude of interconnected pores opening to an exterior surface of the microporous matrix;
support structure having a length dimension extending between first and second ends of support structure and defining a width dimension normal to the length dimension, the support structure comprising first and second outer layers spaced apart by an interior space and defining a thickness dimension normal to the length dimension and the width dimension; and
a plurality of spacer elements connecting the first and second outer layers to maintain separation therebetween; the microporous matrix being disposed within the interior space;
wherein the width dimension of the support structure changes less than approximately 5% upon elongation of the length dimension by approximately 13%.