Patent ID: 8883136

Claim:
A method for accelerating the healing of tendon and ligament injuries in a patient in need thereof comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of one or more compositions selected from the group consisting of Amnion-derived Multipotent Progenitor (AMP) cells, cell lysate derived therefrom, cell products derived therefrom, and Physiologic Cytokine Solution (PCS), wherein the AMP cells are made by the method comprising the steps of a) obtaining a placenta and isolating an amnion from the placenta, b) enzymatically releasing amnion-derived epithelial cells from the amnion, c) collecting the released amnion-derived epithelial cells, and d) culturing the collected amnion-derived epithelial cells of step (c) in basal culture medium that is supplemented with human serum albumin and recombinant human EGF.