Patent ID: 7799563
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
Classification: A61L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A continuous process for making a tissue and fiber fabric structure during a surgical procedure on a live body, and implanting the structure in the live body, the process comprising the steps of: harvesting live autologous tissue membrane from the live body during the surgical procedure; forming the live autologous tissue membrane into strips of live tissue yarn of 0.005 to 0.1 inches or 0.13 to 2.6 mm in width; integrating said live tissue yarn with a carrier fiber into a composite yarn of live tissue and fiber; using a leader of said carrier fiber for drawing said composite yarn into an assembly process; assembling by said assembly process a fabric structure of fiber and live tissue; and implanting said tissue and fiber fabric structure in the live body, said strips of live tissue yarn remaining sufficiently viable to integrate with each other and with surrounding tissue in the live body according to a healing process.