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Stem Cell Related Patent Number US7078232
| Title: | Adipose tissue-derived adult stem or stromal cells for the repair of articular cartilage fractures and uses thereof | | Inventors: | Konkle, Jon; Durham, NC, USA
Gimble, Jeffrey M.; Baton Rouge, LA, USA | | Summary: | This invention describes a method of differentiating adipose stromal cells to chondrocytes, and uses thereof. Methods and compositions are described which are based on the use of adipose tissue-derived adult stem cells, using a medium comprised of a chondroinductive agent.. Further disclosed are properties of differentiation such that an isolated adipose tissue-derived adult stem cell differentiates to express at least one characteristic of a chondrocyte in combination with a viscous, biocompatible liquid material implanted into a host. Therapeutic applications are described in the clinical treatment and repair of articular cartilage fractures and defects. | | Abstract: | The invention provides cells, methods and compositions based upon the use of adipose tissue-derived adult stem cells in the repair of articular cartilage fractures or defects. The invention is useful in providing a treatment of articular cartilage fractures in a clinical setting. | | US Patent Website: | Click Here for Full Text of Patent | | Title Number: | US7078232 | | Application Number: | US2003000713906 | | Date Filed: | 14/01/2003 | | Date Published: | 18/07/2006 | | Assignee: | Artecel, Inc. |
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