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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2019
Applicant:
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 26/00 (2006.01); A61J 1/20 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 26/008 (2013.01); A61J 1/2096 (2013.01); A61L 26/0047 (2013.01); A61M 37/0015 (2013.01); A61L 2300/412 (2013.01); A61L 2430/30 (2013.01); A61M 2037/0023 (2013.01); A61M 2037/0061 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are hydrogels that can be loaded with myogenic agents, for instance muscle stem cells (MuSCs)/satellite cells, pro-myogenic factors, and combinations thereof. The hydrogels can be contacted with damaged muscle tissue, thereby facilitating muscle growth and repair. Further provided are methods of repairing muscle tissue in a patient in need thereof, said methods comprising contacting the muscle tissue with a composition comprising the hydrogel. Also provided herein are kits comprising the hydrogel composition and a substrate comprising at least one microneedle.