Title:
PORTED TISSUE IMPLANT SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/1995/018583
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for implanting cells in a host is provided. In an embodiment, an implant assembly for a host tissue is provided comprising wall means defining a chamber for holding cells for implantation, the wall means including means for forming a porous boundary between the host tissue and the implanted cells in the chamber, the pore size of the boundary being sufficient to isolate the implanted cells from the immune response of the host tissue, and port means for providing selective access to the chamber.
Inventors:
NEUENFELDT STEVEN
BRAUKER JAMES
CLARKE ROBERT
BRAUKER JAMES
CLARKE ROBERT
Application Number:
PCT/US1995/000243
Publication Date:
July 13, 1995
Filing Date:
January 09, 1995
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BAXTER INT (US)
International Classes:
C12M1/00; A61F2/02; A61L27/00; A61L27/38; C12M3/06; C12N5/07; C12N5/071; (IPC1-7): A61F2/02; A61L27/00; C12M3/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1994018307A1 | 1994-08-18 | |||
| WO1993019701A1 | 1993-10-14 | |||
| WO1993019700A1 | 1993-10-14 | |||
| WO1993022427A1 | 1993-11-11 |
Foreign References:
| US5344454A | 1994-09-06 | |||
| US4309776A | 1982-01-12 |
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