Patent ID: 9179976
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61L,B29C,B32B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a medical construct, comprising: providing at least one collagen fiber at a length of between about 1 m to about 100 m; winding the at least one collagen fiber a number of revolutions about a length of a support member having a long axis, the winding having at least one defined pitch and/or fiber angle relative to the long axis of the support member; and applying at least one layer of a gelatin slurry onto the at least one collagen fiber during the winding step to form a medical construct, wherein the gelatin slurry comprises one or more of the following minerals: calcium phosphate, calcium hydrogen phosphate, calcium dihydrogen phosphate, monotite, brushite, calcium pyrophosphate, tricalcium phosphate, tetracalcium phosphate, octacalcium phosphate, amorphous calcium phosphate, hydroxyapatite, carbonateapatite, calcite, and/or calcium sulfate.