Implant for repairing cartilage having outer surface layers of copolymer and ceramic material
Patent Number: 6737073
Date of First Priority Issue: Wednesday February 10th, 1999
Date Issued: Tuesday May 18th, 2004
Assignee: IsoTis N.V. (Bilthoven, NL)
Inventors: Mahmood, Tahir (Cambridge, MA); Riesle, Jens Uwe (Amsterdam, NL); van Blitterswijk, Clemens Antoni (Hekendorp, NL)
From Class: Use
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This is an implantable matrix that can be used for growing stem cells in vitro for the regeneration of cartilage. The implant has several advantages over the prior art including the fact that it is compartamentalized in structure to provide a more "in vivo" like function.
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