Patent ID: 8758806
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: A61K,A61P,B82Y,C07K

Abstract:
1. A human lubricating gel for delivering lubrication to a target tissue site beneath the skin of a patient, the human lubricating gel obtained from denatured collagen and being capable of adhering to the target tissue site, the human lubricating gel having a modulus of elasticity in a range of about 1 ×10 4 to about 6 ×10 5 dynes/cm 2 after delivery to the target tissue, the human lubricating gel comprising human bone matrix gelatin in an amount of from about 0.1 to about 50% by weight based on a total weight of the gel, wherein the target tissue site comprises at least tissue associated with an intra-articular joint.