Repair of larynx, trachea, and other fibrocartilaginous tissues
US6958149B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 6, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2430/06
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Provided herein are methods and devices for inducing the formation of functional replacement nonarticular cartilage tissues and ligament tissues. These methods and devices involve the use of osteogenic proteins, and are useful in repairing defects in the larynx, trachea, interarticular menisci, intervertebral discs, ear, nose, ribs and other fibrocartilaginous tissues in a mammal.
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