Technique for healing lesions in cartilage
June 15, 2007. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesProcess for augmenting connective mammalian tissue with in situ polymerizable native collagen solution Implantable material and appliances and method of stabilizing body implants Anti-invasion factor containing cultures Method of jawbone abutment implant for dental prostheses and implant device Bone-equivalent and method for preparation thereof Fabrication of living blood vessels and glandular tissues Regeneration of living tissues by growth of isolated cells in porous implant and product thereof Repair of cartilage and bones Composition for stimulating bone growth Patent #: 4681763 InventorApplicationNo. 07/061952 filed on 06/15/1987US Classes:128/898MethodsExaminersPrimary: Argenbright, Tony M.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA61F 2/30 (20060101)A61F 2/02 (20060101) C12N 5/06 (20060101) A61L 27/38 (20060101) A61L 27/00 (20060101) A61K 35/12 (20060101) A61F 2/00 (20060101) A61F 2/28 (20060101) AbstractA grafting technique entailing the transplantation of chondrocytes for promoting the healing of lesions in articular cartilage, use being made for this purpose of in vitro autologous cultured chondrocytes prior to transplantation. The chondrocytes are preferably seeded in a three-dimensional collagen matrix which serves as the graft material. In order to internally fix the graft during the healing process, use is made of a periosteal flap which is sutured to the cartilage after the graft material is implanted therein. | |
