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US 11,596,713 B2Granted
Tissue-engineered intervertebral disc with living cells
AssigneeCornell University
InventorsLawrence J. Bonassar, Roger Hartl, Robert D. Bowles, Harry H. Gebhard
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a tissue-engineered intervertebral disc (IVD) comprising a nucleus pulposus structure comprising a first population of living cells and an annulus fibrosis structure surrounding and in contact with the nucleus pulposus structure, the annulus fibrosis structure comprising a second population of living cells and collagen.
Claims15
A tissue-engineered intervertebral disc (IVD) comprising:
- a nucleus pulposus structure comprising a first population of living cells and
- an annulus fibrosis structure surrounding and in contact with the nucleus pulposus structure, the annulus fibrosis structure comprising a second population of living cells and collagen.
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