Patent ID: 9382422
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: A61L,A61P,C08L

Claim Text:
1. A method of making a biocompatible mesh composition, the method comprising: a) selecting a tissue; b) preparing an acellular tissue matrix (ATM) by treating the tissue to remove cellular material from the tissue, wherein the ATM retains biological functions which are provided by undenatured collagenous proteins and non-collagenous molecules; c) processing the ATM to produce a plurality of particles, of intact ATM; d) incubating the plurality of particles of intact ATM in an acidic solution to create a suspension of swollen ATM particles of intact ATM, wherein the acidic solution has a pH from about 1.0 to about 3.0; and e) applying the suspension to a biocompatible mesh substrate composition and drying the composition to create a coated mesh substrate.