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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2006
Applicants:
Brooks J. Story, Franklin, MA (US);
Ed Yiling LU, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Donna Torres, Atileboro, MA (US);
Inventors:
Brooks J. Story, Franklin, MA (US);
Ed Yiling Lu, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Donna Torres, Atileboro, MA (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Mitek, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of using locally administered collagenase as a non-invasive means of enhancing cell release from the cartilage or fibrocartilage tissues adjacent to a disease or injury site. The subsequent migration of cells from these tissues into the lesion or wound, followed by deposition of the appropriate extracellular matrix, results in closure of the lesion or fusion of a tissue gap.