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FOR PATIENTS
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Introduction
This section of BioMimetic Therapeutics' website is dedicated to patients and their families and friends who are interested in learning more about BioMimetic's product candidates, treatment options, clinical trials and how they all may affect one's health and lifestyle. It is BioMimetic's hope that this site will provide an opportunity for patients to make better informed decisions regarding their healthcare choices.
BioMimetic is committed to improving the treatment options and quality of life for millions of patients with injuries or deterioration of the bones, cartilage, tendons and ligaments. The Company's product development strategy is to combine proprietary and potent tissue growth factors with medical devices, such as synthetic and natural tissue matrices or scaffolds, to generate drug-device combination products that provide results superior to existing therapies.
Technology
BioMimetic's product candidates use rhPDGF-BB (recombinant human Platelet-Derived Growth Factor), one of the principal wound healing stimulators in the body. The Company believes that rhPDGF-BB is well suited for various therapeutic applications due to its stimulation 
of a broad spectrum of cellular events critical for the initiation and progression of healing of musculoskeletal tissues. rhPDGF-BB acts like a magnet to attract cells necessary for tissue healing through a process known as chemotaxis, while also stimulating an increase in the number of healing cells through a process known as mitogenesis, thereby expanding the number of cells available for the repair process. In addition, published in vivo and in vitro studies demonstrate that rhPDGF may enhance processes important in new blood vessel formation at the wound site, a process called angiogenesis which is critical for wound healing.
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Please learn more...
If you would like further information about BioMimetic's product candidates, please click on the link below:
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The information on this webpage concerning BioMimetic's product, product candidates and clinical trials on this webpage is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to suggest or promote any off-label indications or unapproved uses of BioMimetic's medical technologies, or to recommend or promote the use of any investigational, uncleared, or unapproved devices. Further, the information on this webpage is not intended to replace the advice of a doctor or a qualified medical provider. Only a doctor or medical provider can determine if any medical technology or therapy is appropriate for each individual. If you are a patient with questions regarding the information on this webpage, you should discuss them with your doctor. |
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