Patent ID: 11878090
Assignee: CARTIHEAL (2009) LTD.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  C  G | IPC A  C  G

Claim 0:
1. A process of promoting cartilage and/or bone repair or repair of an osteochondral defect, the process comprising implanting, in a subject, a solid substrate within a site in need of cartilage and/or bone repair, or in need of repair of an osteochondral defect,
wherein the solid substrate is a marine organism skeletal derivative-based solid material that comprises a coral or a coral-based derivative,
and wherein the specific fluid uptake capacity of the solid substrate is at least 75% when the specific fluid uptake capacity is determined by establishing the spontaneous fluid uptake value in water, establishing the total fluid uptake value in water under pressure, and dividing the spontaneous fluid uptake value by the total fluid uptake value.