Patent ID: 7214765
Filing Date: 2007-05-08
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61L,A61P,C08H,C08K,C08L

Abstract:
1. A method of creating a malleable, biocompatible polymer material for the repair or replacement of tissue, comprising the steps of: a. providing a vessel containing a slurry, said slurry comprising a plurality of polymer fibers and at least one suspension fluid, wherein said slurry has a percentage mass of polymer fibers dispersed in the suspension fluid of less than about 10% by weight and wherein the polymer fibers are substantially evenly dispersed and randomly oriented throughout the volume of the suspension fluid; b. applying a centrifugal force to said vessel containing said slurry, in such a way that said centrifugal force serves to cause said polymer fibers to migrate through the suspension fluid and amass at a furthest extent of the vessel, forming a polymer material, with said polymer material comprising polymer fibers of sufficient length and sufficiently interlaced and interlocked to retard dissociation of said polymer fibers upon contact with a fluid, thereby forming a polymer putty; and c. removing said polymer putty from said vessel and from said suspension fluid.