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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Kelsey Jean Carvell, Malden, MA (US);
Ruth Cheng, Natick, MA (US);
Graham Smith, Newburyport, MA (US);
Drew Burdon, North Yorkshire, GB;
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 24/10 (2006.01); A61L 24/00 (2006.01); A61L 27/22 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 47/42 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 24/0015 (2013.01); A61L 24/106 (2013.01); A61L 27/225 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61K 9/0024 (2013.01); A61K 47/42 (2013.01); A61L 2300/254 (2013.01); A61L 2300/426 (2013.01); A61L 2300/43 (2013.01); A61L 2300/63 (2013.01); A61L 2300/802 (2013.01); A61L 2430/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
The methods and compositions disclosed herein are effective in the promoting the reattachment of delaminated cartilage to bone. The methods (and related compositions) comprise the removal of the acellular layer of the delaminated cartilage thereby exposing the underlying chondrocyte cells thereby allowing the promotion of the reattachment of the delaminated cartilage.