Patent ID: 8623393

Claim:
A biomatrix containment and fixation system comprising a containment and fixation sleeve including one or more sheet(s) of biomatrix material, the one or more of the sheet(s) having one or more biocompatible proteins combined with one or more biocompatible solvents to form a cohesive body having a solvent content of about 10% to 80% by weight prior to compression, the cohesive body is compressed at a pressure of about 100 psi to about 100,000 psi to form the sheet(s) of biomatrix material having a solvent content of about 5% to 60% by weight, said sleeve having two or more ends adhered together with one or more fastening device(s) to form an enclosure; and a plurality of protein particles positioned within the enclosure of the sleeve, said protein particles including one or more biocompatible proteins combined with one or more biocompatible solvents and one or more pharmacologically active agents.