CPC A61L 27/3612 (2013.01) [A61L 27/3654 (2013.01); B29B 13/04 (2013.01); B29C 65/565 (2013.01); A61L 2430/06 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0056 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7532 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A cartilage-derived implant for treating a cartilage defect, said implant comprising a plurality of cartilage fibers which are elongated pieces of cartilage tissue, each having three or more laterally oriented striations, wherein the striations of the cartilage fibers enable the cartilage fibers to entangle with one another to a greater degree than cartilage fibers without such striations and to form the implant which is capable of retaining its shape until reshaped and of conforming to and filling the cartilage defect when implanted in the cartilage defect.
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