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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2011
Applicants:
Samuel E. Lynch, Franklin, TN (US);
Charles E. Hart, Brentwood, TN (US);
Michael G. Ehrlich, Providence, RI (US);
Douglas C. Moore, Barrington, RI (US);
Inventors:
Samuel E. Lynch, Franklin, TN (US);
Charles E. Hart, Brentwood, TN (US);
Michael G. Ehrlich, Providence, RI (US);
Douglas C. Moore, Barrington, RI (US);
Assignee:
BioMimetic Therapeutics Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
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);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for use in osteodistraction procedures. In one embodiment, a method of stimulating osteogenesis during and/or following bone distraction comprises providing a composition comprising a PDGF solution disposed in a biocompatible matrix and applying the composition to at least one site of bone distraction.