Graft scaffold for cartilage repair and process for making same
US11633518B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 7, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/49007
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of providing a graft scaffold for cartilage repair, particularly in a human patient. The method of the invention comprising the steps of providing particles and/or fibres; providing an aqueous solution of a gelling polysaccharide; providing mammalian cells; mixing said particles and/or fibres, said aqueous solution of a gelling polysaccharide and said mammalian cells to obtain a printing mix; and depositing said printing mix in a three-dimensional form. The invention further relates to graft scaffolds and grafts obtained by the method of the invention.
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