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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. 17, 1999
Filed:
May. 28, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert F Valentini, Cranston, RI (US);
Hyun D Kim, Providence, RI (US);
Assignee:
Brown University, Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; A61F / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435395 ; 424426 ; 623 16 ;
Abstract
A hyaluronic acid derivitized scaffold and method of forming are disclosed. The scaffolds are useful for various medical purposes such as tissue repair, tissue reconstruction and wound healing. In order to enhance these processes the scaffolds may be engineered to incorporate biologically active molecules such as BMP.