Patent ID: 9381273
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: A61L,A61P

Claim Text:
1. A method of inducing in vivo cartilage tissue regeneration and/or repair, comprising implanting a matrix in cartilage of a subject in need thereof, said matrix comprising a protein backbone, mesenchymal stem cells and an oxygen carrier, wherein said oxygen carrier is selected from the group consisting of a hemoglobin molecule, a hemoglobin molecule derivative and a perfluorocarbon molecule and wherein the subject suffers from or is diagnosed with a pathology selected from the group consisting of loss of cartilage, injured cartilage, osteoarthritis, diseased intervertabral disc tissue, loss of intervertebral disc tissue, injured intervertebral disc tissue, articular cartilage defect, thereby inducing the cartilage tissue regeneration and/or repair in said subject.