Abstract: A process for treating inflammation in a joint whether heat, redness, pain, swelling and/or stiffness, and for increasing motion and increasing joint space and correcting mal-alignment, comprising the steps of dissolving a quantity of growth hormone (somatotropin), preferably in purified form, in a buffer solution, and injecting one time or multiple repeat times, a single dosage of the mixture of purified growth hormone and buffer solution into the joint of a body so as to initiate the treatment process.

Abstract: A process for treating inflammation in a joint whether heat, redness, pain, swelling and/or stiffness, and for increasing motion and increasing joint space and correcting malalignment, comprising the steps of dissolving a quantity of growth hormone (somatotropin), preferably in purified form, in a buffer solution, and injecting one time or multiple repeat times, a single dosage of the mixture of purified growth hormone and buffer solution into the joint of a body so as to initiate the treatment process.

Abstract: A process for treating inflammation in a joint whether heat, redness, pain, swelling and/or stiffness, and for increasing motion and increasing joint space and correcting malalignment, comprising the steps of dissolving a quantity of growth hormone (somatotropin), preferably in purified form, in a buffer solution, and injecting one time or multiple repeat times, a single dosage of the mixture of purified growth hormone and buffer solution into the joint of a body so as to initiate the treatment process.

Abstract: A process for treating inflammation in a joint whether heat, redness, pain, swelling and/or stiffness, and for increasing motion and increasing joint space and correcting mal-alignment, comprising the steps of dissolving a quantity of growth hormone (somatotropin), preferably in purified form, in a buffer solution, and injecting one time or multiple repeat times, a single dosage of the mixture of purified growth hormone and buffer solution into the joint of a body so as to initiate the treatment process. The present invention is also directed to a process of preparing a joint for treatment of inflammation, as described herein, by injecting or otherwise applying one or more of a group of agents, such as an anti-growth factor, an anti-cytokine or an anti-kinase (or a combination thereof) to quiet and reduce deleterious activity in the joint.

Abstract: A process for regenerating articular cartilage in a joint including the steps of exposing the joint having a cartilage defect, debriding the entire cartilage layer to the underlying bone-cartilage interface, to expose a plurality of vascular sinusoids in the sub-chondral layer of bone adjoining the joint surface, restoring the smooth contour and topography of the joint to its natural state, surgically closing the joints, and injecting a single dosage of a mixture of purified growth hormone and buffer solution into the joint so as to initiate the regenerative process, said mixture containing a quantity of purified growth hormone (somatotropin) which has been dissolved in a buffer solution.

Abstract: A U-shaped hub has a plurality of clips formed along its exterior periphery to selectively receive an infusion tube at one of a like plurality of fixed angles relative to a protrusion extending from the periphery of the hub. The junction of the infusion tube and a hollow infusion member, such as an intravenous needle, a sheathed needle, a catheter, a cannula, a styletto-catheter or the like, is embedded within the hub projection. The channel diameter of each hub clip is substantially equal to the outer diameter of the flexible infusion tube to prevent collapse of the tube wall while enabling the initially straight tube to be bent and retained at one of a plurality of angles with respect to the center line of the infusion member to permit the use of a direct tubing connection between an intravenous source and the infusion member and for reducing the danger of lateral movement of the infusion member relative to the body.