Dr. Kenneth Zaslav implants 1st Aessculap Biologics NOVOCART 3D

Aesculap Biologics announced that the first human implantation of its NOVOCART 3D product was performed in August.

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NOVOCART 3D is part of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration Investigational New Drug Phase 3 randomized, multicenter study. The product is a matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte product, designed to repair articular cartilage defects of the knee.

 

Kenneth R. Zaslav, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Advanced Orthopedics in Richmond, Va., performed the implantation during a knee surgery.

 

Aesculap Biologics, a division of Aesculap, is focused on biological approaches for the repair and regeneration of diseased or damaged tissues.

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