WO2002000142A3 - Intervertebral disc - Google Patents

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WO2002000142A3
WO2002000142A3 PCT/CA2001/000972 CA0100972W WO0200142A3 WO 2002000142 A3 WO2002000142 A3 WO 2002000142A3 CA 0100972 W CA0100972 W CA 0100972W WO 0200142 A3 WO0200142 A3 WO 0200142A3
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intervertebral disc
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Rita Kandel
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Mount Sinai Hospital Corp
Rita Kandel
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Priority to DE60141964T priority patent/DE60141964D1/en
Priority to EP01949164A priority patent/EP1297107B1/en
Priority to AU2001270408A priority patent/AU2001270408A1/en
Publication of WO2002000142A2 publication Critical patent/WO2002000142A2/en
Publication of WO2002000142A3 publication Critical patent/WO2002000142A3/en
Priority to US11/858,716 priority patent/US8163554B2/en

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Abstract

The present invention relates to an engineered biological material comprising or enriched for tissue of intervertebral disc; tissue derived from an engineered biological material; constructs comprising one or more tissues from an engineered biological material; methods for producing the engineered biological materials and constructs; and methods of using the engineered biological materials and constructs.
PCT/CA2001/000972 2000-06-29 2001-06-29 Intervertebral disc WO2002000142A2 (en)

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AT01949164T ATE466072T1 (en) 2000-06-29 2001-06-29 DISC
CA2413353A CA2413353C (en) 2000-06-29 2001-06-29 Intervertebral disc
US10/312,655 US20040083001A1 (en) 2000-06-29 2001-06-29 Intervertebral disc
DE60141964T DE60141964D1 (en) 2000-06-29 2001-06-29 LUMBAR
EP01949164A EP1297107B1 (en) 2000-06-29 2001-06-29 Intervertebral disc
AU2001270408A AU2001270408A1 (en) 2000-06-29 2001-06-29 Intervertebral disc
US11/858,716 US8163554B2 (en) 2000-06-29 2007-09-20 Intervertebral disc

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