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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2009
Applicants:
Michael Richard Girouard, San Antonio, TX (US);
Eric Stevenson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Larry D. Swain, San Antonio, TX (US);
Sean Thompson, Boeme, TX (US);
Inventors:
Michael Richard Girouard, San Antonio, TX (US);
Eric Stevenson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Larry D. Swain, San Antonio, TX (US);
Sean Thompson, Boeme, TX (US);
Assignee:
KCI Licensing, Inc, San Antonio, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 63/00 (2006.01); A61K 48/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provided is a method of stimulating cartilage formation at a tissue site in a mammal. Also provided is a biocompatible scaffold. Additionally, a system for stimulating cartilage formation at a tissue site is provided. Further provided is the use of a manifold, a chondrocyte, and a reduced-pressure source to stimulate cartilage formation at a tissue site of a mammal.