Patent ID: 7041641

Claim:
A device for inducing local bone or cartilage formation, comprising: a bone morphogenetic protein selected from the group consisting of OP1, OP2, OP3, BMP2, BMP3, BMP4, BMP5, BMP6, BMP9, BMP10, BMP11, BMP12, BNP15, BMP16, DPP, Vgl, 60A protein, GDF-1, GDF3, GDF5, GDF6, GDF7, GDF8, GDF9, GDF10 and GDF11, capable of inducing repair of endochondral bone, or cartilage, chondral, or osteochondral defects; a matrix selected from the group consisting of collagen, apatites, hydroxyapatites, tricalcium phosphate, and admixtures thereof; and a binding agent selected from the group consisting of cellulosic agents and salts thereof; wherein said binding agent has a degree of substitution of 0.65–0.90 and a viscosity of about 10–200 cP at a 4% (w/v) concentration of said binding agent.