Regenerative medicine is not new to animals. Until now, veterinarians have used different regenerative therapies, such as IRAP, Platelet-rich Plasma (“PRP”), bone marrow-derived stem cells and adipose tissue-derived stem cells. These have gained in popularity in the last ten years, however, these therapies are very invasive to the horse requiring a painful sample extraction from either blood, bone marrow or fat and typically performed in less than ideal conditions.  For instance, once autologous stem cell samples are harvested, they are then processed in the lab to extract the stem cells and then the growth stage takes weeks to culture the cells. After a month, it can be reintroduced back into the horse or dog to treat the injury.

Amniotic material is regenerative fetal components safely collected during parturition versus culturing aged adult cells. It includes the basic building blocks of the ECM such as collagens, carbohydrates, lipids, hyaluronic acid, laminin, fibronectin and other complex growth factors. These materials form the basis of a covering that is biocompatible with the wound tissue and protects it from the outside environment.

Amnion is immune privileged — it lacks the MHC Type II expressions (blood antigens) that would normally elicit an inflammatory immune response commonly referred to as rejection.

No collection kit shipping required for fat or bone marrow samples. No culturing or lab work needed.

We are able to administer immediately in the field during the acute inflammatory signaling phase.