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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. 23, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2001
Applicants:
Mohammad A. Heidaran, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Robin Daverman, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mohammad A. Heidaran, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Robin Daverman, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Depuy Spine, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F002/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and composition are provided for inducing or enhancing chondrogenesis in vivo or in vitro. The method is performed by exposing the cells in vitro or in vivo to an extracellular matrix comprising of type I collagen, type II collagen or a mixture of type I collagen or type II collagen and hyaluronate and further containing BMP-4 or a combination of BMP-4 and GDF-5.