Use of adipose tissue-derived stromal cells for chondrocyte differentiation and cartilage repair
Patent Number: 6429013
Date of First Priority Issue: Thursday August 19th, 1999
Date Issued: Tuesday August 6th, 2002
Assignee: Artecel Science, Inc. (Durham, NC)
Inventors: Halvorsen, Yuan-Di C. (Holly Springs, NC); Wilkison, William O. (Bahama, NC); Gimble, Jeffrey Martin (Chapel Hill, NC)
From Class: Use
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This patent teaches how to generate cartilage and chondrocytes from stromal cells that are derived from adipose tissues.
Another company working heavily in this area is Cytori, formerly called Macropore.
View this patent on the USPTO website.
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