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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2009
Applicant:
Arne Briest, Karlsruhe, DE;
Inventor:
Arne Briest, Karlsruhe, DE;
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/16 (2006.01); A61K 38/17 (2006.01); A61K 38/18 (2006.01); A61K 38/30 (2006.01); A61K 38/39 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions devices and methods for treating bone and/or cartilage defects, and a method for manufacturing such a composition or device. In a certain embodiment, the invention provides a device and/or composition for treating bone and/or cartilage defects, having at least one collagen, for example of animal origin, and further containing at least one substance having an osteo-inductive or chondro-inductive activity, at least one differentiation and/or growth factor having osteo-stimulative and/or chondro-stimulative effect, and at least one filling material, in which the composition is in the form of a lyophil.