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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. 19, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Anthony J Celeste, Hudson, MA (US);
John M Wozney, Hudson, MA (US);
Vicki A Rosen, Brookline, MA (US);
Neil M Wolfman, Dover, MA (US);
Gerald H Thomsen, Port Jefferson, NY (US);
Douglas A Melton, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignees:
Genetics Institute, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; C07K / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 12 ; 514-8 ; 514-2 ; 530350 ; 530399 ; 435 691 ; 435375 ; 4352523 ; 4353201 ; 536 234 ; 536 235 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for the induction of tendon/ligament-like tissue formation, wound healing and ligament and other tissue repair, using a composition comprising BMP-12, BMP-13 or MP-52, or combinations of the above.