Having Means To Promote Cellular Attachment Patents (Class 623/23.76)
  • Trap-coated bone grafts and prostheses
    Patent number: 6190412
    Abstract: A composition or device suitable for orthopedic or dental implantation to bone, characterized by tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) adsorbed to a porous hydroxyapatite substratum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Washington Research Foundation
    Inventors: Minako Yoshioka Lee, David Rodney Eyre, Mary Ann Eklof Weis
  • Process for producing a natural implant
    Patent number: 6187053
    Abstract: In a process for producing a natural implant for tissue of a human or animal body, the body's own cells are multiplied and/or differentiated on a cell base using a culture medium to form the implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Inventor: Will Minuth
  • Bladder submucosa seeded with cells for tissue reconstruction
    Patent number: 6171344
    Abstract: Methods and materials for tissue reconstruction, repair, and/or augmentation are disclosed. The invention provides isolated bladder submucosa seeded with cells for use in tissue reconstruction. The methods of the invention include the use of isolated bladder submucosa seeded with cells for augmentation of bladder and other organs and tissues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Children's Medical Center Corporation
    Inventor: Anthony Atala