ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,169, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to FIBROBIOLOGIC INC. (Houston).
"Adipose cells for chondrocyte applications" was invented by Pete O'Heeron (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure concerns methods and compositions for differentiating cells, including adipose cells, into chondrocyte-like cells via in vitro, ex vivo, and/or in vivo mechanical strain. In particular aspects, adipose cells or re-differentiated adipose cells that are chondrocyte-like cells, are delivered to a joint or are shaped into cartilage. In some embodiments, the adipose cells may be delivered to a joint, such as an intervertebral disc, ...