Method for repairing a defect in an intervertebral disc
US7572440B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 3, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2027 |
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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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