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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:
Jul. 18, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2003
Applicants:
Jon Konkle, Durham, NC (US);
Jeffrey M. Gimble, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Inventors:
Jon Konkle, Durham, NC (US);
Jeffrey M. Gimble, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides cells, methods and compositions based upon the use of adipose tissue-derived adult stem cells in the repair of articular cartilage fractures or defects. The invention is useful in providing a treatment of articular cartilage fractures in a clinical setting.