Patent ID: 8372438
Filing Date: 2013-02-12
Classification: A61F,A61K,A61L,A61P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for inhibiting adhesion formation between two tissue surfaces which method comprises: a) applying between said surfaces a tissue graft which consists of modified amnion wherein the modified amnion has a first side which is an exposed basement membrane and a second side which is an exposed fibroblast cellular, and one or more additional membranes sequentially layered such that the first additional membrane is layered adjacent to the exposed fibroblast layer, wherein the at least one or more additional membranes is selected from the group consisting of amnion, chorion, allograft pericardium, allograft acellular dermis, amniotic membrane, Wharton's jelly, and any combinations thereof; and b) maintaining said tissue graft between said surfaces whereby adhesion formation between said surfaces is inhibited.