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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2019
Applicants:
University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Ri.med Foundation, Palermo, IT;
Inventors:
Riccardo Luca Gottardi, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Benjamin Burke Rothrauff, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Rocky Sung Chi Tuan, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Shinsuke Kihara, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignees:
University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Ri.MED Foundation, , IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 36/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/19 (2006.01); A61K 35/32 (2015.01); A61K 47/18 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 35/32 (2013.01); A61K 9/19 (2013.01); A61K 47/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein is a ligament ECM soluble fraction useful for the growth and regrowth of ligament tissue. Methods of preparation of the soluble fractions and use of the soluble fractions in growth or regrowth of ligament tissue also are provided.