Patent: 6,355,006
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Summary for Patent: 6,355,006
Title: | Method and apparatus for cartilage growth stimulation |
Abstract: | A kit of elements including an ultrasonic generator, transducers with connecting cables, and a means for locating the transducers over areas of the body containing cartilage, is provided with the surgical instruments for post-surgical application to ultrasonically stimulate the cartilage growth, thus relieving the effects of surgical intervention. |
Inventor(s): | Ryaby; John P. (Essex Falls, NJ), Talish; Roger J. (Hillsborough, NJ), Rose; Emery (Astoria, NY), Winder; Alan A. (Westport, CT), Urgovitch, Sr.; Kenneth (Clifton, NJ) |
Assignee: | Exogen, Inc. (Piscataway, NJ) |
Application Number: | 09/436,999 |
Patent Claims: | see list of patent claims |
Details for Patent 6,355,006
Applicant | Tradename | Biologic Ingredient | Dosage Form | BLA | Approval Date | Patent No. | Expiredate |
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Vericel Corporation | CARTICEL SM SERVICE | autologous cultured chondrocytes | Injection | 103661 | August 22, 1997 | 6,355,006 | 2017-02-06 |
Vericel Corporation | MACI | autologous cultured chondrocytes on porcine collagen membrane | Cell Sheets | 125603 | December 13, 2016 | 6,355,006 | 2017-02-06 |
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