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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2015
Applicant:
Cytex Therapeutics, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
Bradley T. Estes, Durham, NC (US);
Franklin Thomas Moutos, Raleigh, NC (US);
Farshid Guilak, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
Cytex Therapeutics, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61L 27/18 (2006.01); A61L 27/30 (2006.01); A61L 27/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30756 (2013.01); A61L 27/3852 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2817 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3092 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3093 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30766 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30838 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30971 (2013.01); A61L 2430/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A scaffold is provided which facilitates integration of both bone and cartilage at an osteochondral lesion, thereby acting as a tissue engineered interface or tissue engineered junction between the two different tissues. The method and systems for engineering this interface may be acellular or may be loaded with cells prior to use.