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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:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert C. Spiro, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
LinShu Liu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Orquest, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1715 ; C08B 3/700 ; A61F 2/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1715 ; C08B 3/700 ; A61F 2/00 ;
Abstract
An injectable composition is provided for promoting bone and/or cartilage growth comprising hyaluronic acid cross-linked to sulfated polysaccharide through linking groups. The linking groups are diamines or amino polyalkylene glycols. The sulfated polysaccharide binds growth factors suitable for promoting tissue growth at the site of application of the composition.