Methods for treating cardiac conditions
AssigneeMiMedx Group, Inc.
InventorsThomas J. Koob, Hubbard Frank Burrows, III
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Abstract
Described herein are compositions and methods of treating a cardiac condition using modified placental tissue or an extract of a placental tissue, capable of recruiting stem cells or promoting healing in vivo and in vitro.
Claims19
A method for treating injured or diseased cardiac tissue, which method comprises placing an effective amount of a composition comprising modified placental tissue proximate to the injured or diseased cardiac tissue without obstructing the function thereof, wherein the modified placental tissue is placed to promote treatment of the injured or diseased cardiac tissue;
- wherein the modified placental tissue comprises a chorion and an amnion, said amnion having an epithelial cell layer and/or a fibroblast layer;
- and
- wherein said composition is in the form of a patch;
- is in an injectable form;
- or is micronized.
A method for treating a cardiac condition in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to an area proximate to cardiac tissue having or causing the cardiac condition to be treated in said patient an effective amount of a composition comprising a modified placental tissue;
- wherein the modified placental tissue comprises a chorion and an amnion, said amnion having an epithelial cell layer and/or a fibroblast layer;
- wherein said composition is in the form of a patch;
- is in an injectable form;
- or is micronized.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.