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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:
Dec. 02, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 11, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
John F Hansbrough, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents Of The University Of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424426 ; 424422 ; 424423 ; 424424 ; 424443 ; 514928 ; 623 15 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides keratinocytes supported on a hydrophilic membrane, the composition being useful as a skin graft to effect closure of a wound. The invention also provides methods of preparing a keratinocyte-containing membrane suitable for effecting wound closure. In addition, the invention provides methods of effecting closure of wound comprising contacting the wound with a keratinocyte-containing membrane.