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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2012
Applicants:
Samuel E. Lynch, Franklin, TN (US);
Charles E. Hart, Brentwood, TN (US);
Inventors:
Samuel E. Lynch, Franklin, TN (US);
Charles E. Hart, Brentwood, TN (US);
Assignee:
BioMimetic Therapeutics Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/18 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides compositions and methods for facilitating fusion of bones in a joint. The present invention provides compositions and methods for promoting fusion of bones in arthrodetic procedures. In one embodiment, a method of performing an arthrodetic procedure comprises providing a composition comprising PDGF disposed in a biocompatible matrix and applying the composition to a site of desired bone fusion in a joint.