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US 5,964,805 AGranted
Method and paste for articular cartilage transplantation
OwnerKevin R. Stoneinventor
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Abstract
The invention disclosed is a method and material for repairing focal arthritic defects in a mammalian joint, especially in a human knee. The invention disclosed provides an articular cartilage cancellous bone paste in a therapeutically effective amount for enhancing formation of cartilage. The paste can include a cartilage-stimulating factor.
Claims2
An articular cartilage paste comprising:
- a chondrogenic osteocartilaginous tissue mixture in a therapeutically effective amount for enhancing formation of cartilage, wherein said tissue mixture consists essentially of crushed articular cartilage and cancellous bone.
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