Patent ID: 9271821
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: A61F,A61L

Claim Text:
1. A method for treating a surgical site in a breast after a lumpectomy procedure, comprising selecting a surgical site; removing native breast tissue; selecting an amount of a tissue treatment product sufficient to replace the native tissue excised from the surgical site; and implanting the tissue treatment product into the surgical site, wherein the tissue treatment product comprises: a collection of loosely arranged elongated elements lacking an organized tertiary structure, each elongated element comprising a tissue matrix that has been at least partially decellularized, and wherein each elongated element has a flexible three-dimensional structure comprising a length dimension, a width dimension, and a height dimension, and wherein one dimension is substantially larger than the other two dimensions, wherein the collection of loosely arranged elongated elements are implanted in contact with surrounding tissue to allow ingrowth of cells.