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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2005
Applicants:
Akihiko Kusanagi, Brookline, MA (US);
Mary Beth Schmidt, Pomfret Center, CT (US);
Laurence J. B. Tarrant, Northampton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Akihiko Kusanagi, Brookline, MA (US);
Mary Beth Schmidt, Pomfret Center, CT (US);
Laurence J. B. Tarrant, Northampton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Histogenics Corporation, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/39 (2006.01); C07K 14/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for in situ repair of meniscal injuries comprising induction of meniscal repair and regeneration by introducing an adhesive collagen-polyethylene glycol (PEG) hydrogel to a site of injury alone, supplemented with a synovial tissue or in conjunction with a support matrix.