Patent ID: 9173905
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: A61K,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for maintaining or improving the condition of bone or a joint in a mammal comprising orally administering to said mammal on a periodic basis a composition comprising demineralized bone matrix (DBM) derived from a source of bone comprising native bone-active substances wherein said native bone-active substances in said source of bone comprise native Bone Morphogenic Proteins, (BMPs) and native Transforming Growth Factors-β, (TGF-β), said DBM comprising at least one native bone-active substance selected from the group consisting of native Bone Morphogenic Proteins, (BMPs) and native Transforming Growth Factors β, (TGF-β), wherein said DBM, BMPs, and TGF-β are in therapeutically effective amounts to manage a bone or joint condition or bone or joint health in said mammal.