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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:
Mar. 15, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 02, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Herman W Schlameus, San Antonio, TX (US);
William C Fox, San Antonio, TX (US);
Donald J Mangold, San Antonio, TX (US);
Robert G Triplett, Dallas, TX (US);
George R Holt, San Antonio, TX (US);
Thomas B Aufdemorte, Lakeway, TX (US);
Assignee:
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424489 ; 424484 ; 424485 ; 424488 ; 424490 ; 424493 ; 424 / ; 424 / ; 435178 ; 435182 ; 514 21 ; 6048901 ;
Abstract
Osteoprogenitor cells encapsulated in alginate and alternatively, additionally encapsulated in poly-L-lysine and/or agarose promote regeneration of bone at the site of implantation. The present invention provides a composition comprising osteoprogenitor cells embedded or encapsulated in alginate and the use of said microcapsules for the facilitation of bone regeneration.