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Octane joins forces with Aesculap to advance living-tissue orthopedic implants into clinical use

Kingston, Ontario, May 2012 – Octane Medical Group has entered into a partnership with Aesculap Biologics, LLC, a subsidiary of the multinational Aesculap Inc., (a B. Braun company) one of the world’s largest orthopedic companies with a focus on innovative spine and orthopedic treatments.

The partnership is an important step forward in Octane and Aesculap’s goal of bringing automated production of living-tissue orthopedic implants into clinical use on a global scale, says Tim Smith, CEO of Octane Medical Group. The biological properties of these living implants allow for integration into the implant site to accelerate healing with minimal risk of biological rejection and subsequent revision surgery.

The living implants are now in clinical trials focusing on knee cartilage injuries.

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