Apparatus and method for sterilizing, seeding, culturing, storing,
shipping, and testing tissue, synthetic, or mechanical heart valves
orvalve segments
    2.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for sterilizing, seeding, culturing, storing, shipping, and testing tissue, synthetic, or mechanical heart valves orvalve segments 失效
    组织,合成或机械心脏瓣膜或瓣膜段的消毒,播种,培养,储存,运输和测试的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US5846828A

    公开(公告)日:1998-12-08

    申请号:US478309

    申请日:1995-06-07

    摘要: An apparatus and method for sterilizing, seeding, culturing, storing, shipping, and testing heart valves is disclosed. Specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus and method for dynamically seeding and culturing heart valves with human cells, resulting in a heart valve populated with viable human cells. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus includes a fluid reservoir, a pneumatic pressure chamber, a pressure source for providing a varying pressure to the pressure chamber, and a heart valve holder. In an alternative exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a fluid reservoir, a pump, a venturi tube, a heart valve chamber, a heart valve holder, and a valve connected to a timer. In each embodiment, the components are combined in a fluid circuit to create a variable cycling and pulsatile fluid flow for seeding and culturing which can closely resemble the physiological conditions found in the human heart.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于灭菌,播种,培养,储存,运输和测试心脏瓣膜的装置和方法。 具体而言,本发明涉及用人体细胞动态播种和培养心脏瓣膜的装置和方法,导致心脏瓣膜内含有活细胞。 在优选实施例中,该装置包括流体储存器,气动压力室,用于向压力室提供变化的压力的压力源和心脏瓣膜保持器。 在替代的示例性实施例中,该装置包括流体储存器,泵,文氏管,心脏瓣膜腔,心脏瓣膜保持器和连接到计时器的阀。 在每个实施例中,组件被组合在流体回路中以产生用于播种和培养的可变循环和脉动流体流,其可以非常类似于在人心脏中发现的生理条件。

    Methods for using a three-dimensional stromal tissue to promote angiogenesis
    9.
    发明授权
    Methods for using a three-dimensional stromal tissue to promote angiogenesis 有权
    使用三维基质组织促进血管发生的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08128924B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-06

    申请号:US12420716

    申请日:2009-04-08

    IPC分类号: C12N5/00

    摘要: The present invention relates to a method for promoting blood vessel formation in tissues and organs. In particular, the method relates to implantation or attachment of an engineered three-dimensional stromal tissue to promote endothelialization and angiogenesis in the heart and related tissues. The three-dimensional stromal tissue of the present invention may be used in a variety of applications including, but not limited to, promoting repair of and regeneration of damaged cardiac muscle, promoting vascularization and healing during cardiac surgery, promoting blood vessel formation at anastomosis sites, and promoting vascularization and repair of damaged skeletal muscle, smooth muscle or connective tissue.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及促进组织器官中血管形成的方法。 特别地,该方法涉及植入或附着工程化的三维基质组织以促进心脏和相关组织中的内皮细胞化和血管发生。 本发明的三维基质组织可用于多种应用,包括但不限于促进损伤的心肌的修复和再生,促进心脏手术期间的血管化和愈合,促进吻合部位的血管形成 并促进损伤的骨骼肌,平滑肌或结缔组织的血管化和修复。

    SIDE-CHAIN CRYSTALLIZABLE POLYMERS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
    10.
    发明申请
    SIDE-CHAIN CRYSTALLIZABLE POLYMERS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS 有权
    用于医疗应用的侧链可结晶聚合物

    公开(公告)号:US20110213456A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-01

    申请号:US13101391

    申请日:2011-05-05

    IPC分类号: A61F2/82 C08F220/18 C08F8/14

    摘要: Side-chain crystallizable (SCC) polymers are useful in various medical applications. In certain applications, heavy atom containing side-chain crystallizable polymers (HACSCCP's) are particularly useful. An example of a HACSCCP is a polymer that comprises a main chain, a plurality of crystallizable side chains, and a plurality of heavy atoms attached to the polymer. In certain configurations, the heavy atoms are present in an amount that is effective to render the polymer radiopaque. A polymeric material that includes an HACSCCP may be fabricated into a medical device useful for at least partially occluding a body cavity. For example, such a medical device may be an embolotherapy product. A polymeric material that includes a SCC polymer may also be fabricated into other medical devices, such as stents.

    摘要翻译: 侧链可结晶(SCC)聚合物可用于各种医疗应用。 在某些应用中,含重链原子的侧链可结晶聚合物(HACSCCP)特别有用。 HACSCCP的实例是包含主链,多个可结晶侧链和连接到聚合物上的多个重原子的聚合物。 在某些构型中,重质原子以有效使聚合物不透射线的量存在。 包括HACSCCP的聚合物材料可以制造成用于至少部分地封闭体腔的医疗装置。 例如,这种医疗装置可以是电疗产品。 包括SCC聚合物的聚合物材料也可制成其他医疗装置,例如支架。