CPC A61L 27/3847 (2013.01) [A61L 27/10 (2013.01); A61L 27/12 (2013.01); A61L 27/227 (2013.01); A61L 27/3821 (2013.01); A61L 27/3834 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); B28B 1/001 (2013.01); B29C 64/379 (2017.08); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); A61L 2300/414 (2013.01); A61L 2430/02 (2013.01); B29C 64/129 (2017.08); B29K 2509/02 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7532 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12)] | 8 Claims |
1. A method for repairing a bone defect of a patient, comprising:
providing a 3D model of a scaffold for bridging the bone defect;
providing a ceramic scaffold comprising calcium and phosphate based on the 3D model, wherein the ceramic scaffold comprises a tube-like structure that comprises an inner surface that matches the outer surface of a healthy bone,
wherein the ceramic scaffold is custom shaped to match morphology of healthy bone that surrounds the bone defect;
transducing any one or more of mesenchymal stem cells, bone marrow cells, fibroblasts, adipose-derived cells, umbilical cord cells, and muscle cells with a lentiviral vector system comprising (i) a trans-activator vector with a multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 3 and (ii) a vector encoding a growth factor essential for bone formation with a MOI of 3;
loading any one or more of mesenchymal stem cells, bone marrow cells, fibroblasts, adipose-derived cells, umbilical cord cells, and muscle cells, transduced with the lentiviral vector system, on the inner surface of the ceramic scaffold;
placing the ceramic scaffold into the bone defect of the patient; and
stabilizing the ceramic scaffold in the patient using a biocompatible metal plate or rod, until the bone defect is repaired.
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