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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2011
David J. Mooney, Sudbury, MA (US);
Cristina Borselli, Naples, IT;
Herman Vandenburgh, Providence, RI (US);
Dimitry Shvartsman, Belmont, MA (US);
Hannah Storrie, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Jeff Lichtman, Cambridge, MA (US);
David J. Mooney, Sudbury, MA (US);
Cristina Borselli, Naples, IT;
Herman Vandenburgh, Providence, RI (US);
Dimitry Shvartsman, Belmont, MA (US);
Hannah Storrie, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Jeff Lichtman, Cambridge, MA (US);
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
An improved device and method for extended repair and regeneration of muscle tissue. An exemplary device comprises (a) a scaffold comprising an ECM component; (b) a combination of growth factors such as VEGF and IGF; and (c) a population of myogenic cells. Implantation of the device leads to muscle regeneration and repair over an extended period of time.