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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:
Jan. 29, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2004
Applicants:
Renwen Zhang, Rutherford, NJ (US);
Diane Peluso, Marshfield, MA (US);
Elisabeth Morris, Sherborn, MA (US);
Inventors:
Renwen Zhang, Rutherford, NJ (US);
Diane Peluso, Marshfield, MA (US);
Elisabeth Morris, Sherborn, MA (US);
Assignee:
Genetics Institute, LLC, Cambridge, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and compositions are provided for the treatment of articular cartilage defects and disease involving the combination of tissue, such as osteochondral grafts, with active growth factor. The active growth factor is preferably a composition containing at least one bone morphogenetic protein and a suitable carrier. The method results in the regeneration and/or functional repair of articular cartilage tissue.