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Resorbable extracellular matrix for reconstruction of cartilage tissue

US6676969B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ED. GEISTLICH SOEHNE AG FUER CHEMISCHE INDUSTRIE · CH

Inventors

Peter Geistlich · Stansstad, CH
Myron Spector · Brookline, US
Zdenek Eckmayer · Weinheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 9, 2001
Grant date	Jan 13, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 9, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12N2533/54
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A resorbable extracelluar matrix for reconstruction of cartilage tissue includes a purified collagen II derived from natural cartilage tissue from which non-collagen proteins have been removed.

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