Patent ID: 6933103

Claim:
A method of preparing an immunologically inert collagenic graft material comprising the steps of: procuring body tissue from one of an autolugous, heterologous or allogenic source; soaking the body tissue in a bleach solution; rinsing the body tissue in water to remove bleach solution from the tissues; washing the body tissue in a detergent solution; rinsing the body tissue to remove the detergent solution; trimming the body tissue to a desired physical form; soaking the body tissue in an iodophor solution; rinsing the body tissue to remove the iodophor solution; soaking the body tissue in a hypertonic solution; rinsing the body tissue to remove the hypertonic solution therefrom; agitating the body tissue in a caustic solution; rinsing the body tissue in water under agitation to remove the caustic solution therefrom; treating the body tissue with a peroxide solution under agitation; rinsing the body tissue in sterile water; and conserving the body tissue in a sterile environment until needed.