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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
May. 05, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Elizabeth A Wang, Carlisle, MA (US);
Josephine S D'Alessandro, Marblehead, MA (US);
Dean M Toriumi, Riverside, IL (US);
Assignee:
Genetics Institute, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 12 ; 606152 ; 424422 ; 424423 ;
Abstract
Methods and devices are disclosed for inducing growth of neural cells, and repairing neural defects in a mammal. The method comprises administering to said mammal at the site of neural defect, damage or depletion, an effective amount of a bone morphogenetic protein, either in admixture with a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle, or adsorbed to a suitable matrix. The device comprises bone morphogenetic protein, optionally in combination with other factors, adsorbed on a suitable matrix and contained within an artificial nerve replacement vessel.