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Use of synovium and omentum for tissue engineering

  • US 7,785,582 B2
  • Filed: 08/23/2005
  • Issued: 08/31/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for treating a patient to repair damaged articular cartilage, which comprises:

  • (a) harvesting of synovial villi from a synovial membrane of a joint of the patient to provide an explant; and

    (b) introducing the explant into the damaged cartilage, so as to repair the damaged cartilage, wherein the introduced explant comprises synovial villi and all of its harvested components.

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