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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.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012

Filed:

Jul. 14, 2005
Applicants:

Brian D. Burkinshaw, Pflugerville, TX (US);

Steven I. Whitlock, Austin, TX (US);

James B. Rogan, Austin, TX (US);

Gerald L. Devries, Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

Brian D. Burkinshaw, Pflugerville, TX (US);

Steven I. Whitlock, Austin, TX (US);

James B. Rogan, Austin, TX (US);

Gerald L. Devries, Austin, TX (US);

Assignee:

Spinal Restoration, Inc., Austin, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/36 (2006.01); A61M 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The invention includes a composition useful for preparing a tissue sealant for use on a patient, comprising: autologous fibrinogen, an activating agent and at least one supplement. The invention includes a method of treating a disc having at least one defect, comprising: introducing a composition into the disc, wherein the composition comprises autologous fibrinogen and an activating agent, and wherein the composition forms fibrin.


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