BioPatch – a bio-instructive resorbable implant for enhancing surgical repair of rotator cuff tendon
BioPatch aids rotator cuff repair with strength and bioactive support.
40% of rotator cuff repairs FAIL within 12 months of surgery. BioPatch is a multi-layered degradable patch which can help combat this by providing both bioactivity and great mechanical strength, invented by surgical team.
Applications: rotator cuff tendon repair, orthopaedic repair, soft tissue repair
| Features | Benefits |
|---|---|
| Components are made of polydioxanone (PDO) | This is an established biocompatible polymer which easily degrades over time by hydrolysis |
| Highly porous, non-woven electrospun component | Bio-instructive – Stimulates new tissue formation via cell structure mimicry to recruits local cells to reform through natural proliferation |
| Woven component | Provides great overall mechanical strength |
| Layering of woven and non-woven components | Allows for the combination of improved mechanical properties and bioactivity |
| Electrospinning of the non-woven component | Novel method underpinned by granted patents & 10 years of know-how |
| Synthetic, degradable patch | Potential for entrapment of bioactive molecules such as growth factors or vitamins, into the fibres |
| Consistent manufacture | |
| Degrades within 6 months, avoiding foreign body complications |
Patented and Available For
- Co-development
- Consulting
- Licensing