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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2020
Applicant:
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US);
Inventors:
Lawrence J. Bonassar, Ithaca, NY (US);
Roger Hartl, New York, NY (US);
Robert D. Bowles, Ithaca, NY (US);
Harry H. Gebhard, Tuebingen, DE;
Assignee:
CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Ithaca, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 35/32 (2015.01); A61L 27/36 (2006.01); A61L 27/20 (2006.01); A61L 27/24 (2006.01); A61L 27/38 (2006.01); A61L 27/52 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61L 27/22 (2006.01); A61L 27/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/3658 (2013.01); A61F 2/442 (2013.01); A61K 35/32 (2013.01); A61L 27/20 (2013.01); A61L 27/22 (2013.01); A61L 27/24 (2013.01); A61L 27/3691 (2013.01); A61L 27/3817 (2013.01); A61L 27/3856 (2013.01); A61L 27/3886 (2013.01); A61L 27/44 (2013.01); A61L 27/52 (2013.01); A61F 2002/444 (2013.01); A61F 2002/445 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4435 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4445 (2013.01); A61L 2430/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a tissue-engineered intervertebral disc (IVD) comprising a nucleus pulposus structure comprising a first population of living cells and an annulus fibrosis structure surrounding and in contact with the nucleus pulposus structure, the annulus fibrosis structure comprising a second population of living cells and collagen.