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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2019
Applicant:
Biomet Manufacturing, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Andrea Matuska, Gainesville, FL (US);
Krista Toler, Pierceton, IN (US);
Jennifer E. Woodell-May, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/20 (2006.01); A61K 35/14 (2015.01); A61K 35/19 (2015.01); A61K 35/28 (2015.01); A61K 38/17 (2006.01); A61K 38/18 (2006.01); A61K 38/19 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/1793 (2013.01); A61K 35/14 (2013.01); A61K 35/19 (2013.01); A61K 35/28 (2013.01); A61K 38/1808 (2013.01); A61K 38/1833 (2013.01); A61K 38/1858 (2013.01); A61K 38/19 (2013.01); A61K 38/20 (2013.01); A61K 38/2006 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of stimulating collagen production, including stimulation of chondrocyte production, at the site of a defect. Methods include administering to the site of a defect at least two proteins from the group IL-1ra, sTNF-RI, sTNF-RII, IGF-I, EGF, HGF, PDGF-AB, PDGF-BB, VEGF, TGF-β1, and sIL-1RII.