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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2008
Applicants:
Brooks J. Story, Franklin, MA (US);
Francois Binette, San Francisco, CA (US);
M. E. Liesbeth Brown, West Newton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Brooks J. Story, Franklin, MA (US);
Francois Binette, San Francisco, CA (US);
M. E. Liesbeth Brown, West Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/00 (2006.01); A61K 48/00 (2006.01); A01N 63/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods for modifying the environment of target cell using genetically altered chondrocytes are provided. The genetically engineered chondrocytes can be used to express a therapeutic agent in a subject, including in an environment typically associated with chondrocytes and in an environment not typically associated with chondrocytes.