Veterinary protocol for cellular regeneration
First Claim
1. A method for in-vivo cellular regeneration in a mammal, said method comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective dose of medicament into the living mammal, said medicament including a plurality of stem cells and an angiogenic factor.
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Abstract
A medicament and corresponding treatment protocol for in-vivo cellular regeneration within a mammal is described. Applications include the treatment of injuries to bone, cartilage, ligaments and tendons in humans and animals. Treatment includes the step of administering one or more therapeutically effective doses of medicament into an injured, living mammal. For the treatment, the medicament includes a plurality of stem cells and an angiogenic factor such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). In one implementation, non-embryonic stem cells are harvested from the mammal after injury for use in the medicament. Once harvested, the stem cells are typically concentrated (by removing non-stem cells from the harvested cell population) in a laboratory and then mixed with angiogenic factor to prepare the medicament. In an exemplary procedure, approximately ten therapeutically effective doses are injected into the body at or near the injured tissue during a healing period following the injury.
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- 1. A method for in-vivo cellular regeneration in a mammal, said method comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective dose of medicament into the living mammal, said medicament including a plurality of stem cells and an angiogenic factor.
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21. A method for in-vivo cellular regeneration in a mammal, said method comprising the steps of:
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harvesting a population of cells from said living mammal, said population having stem cells and non-stem cells;
removing a portion of the non-stem cells from said cell population to produce a concentrated cell population; and
introducing said concentrated cell population and an angiogenic factor into said living mammal to regenerate tissue therein. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for in-vivo cellular regeneration in a mammal, said system comprising:
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a means for surgically harvesting a population of cells from said living mammal;
a means for removing a portion of non-stem cells from said cell population to produce a concentrated cell population; and
a means for introducing said concentrated cell population and an angiogenic factor into said living mammal to regenerate tissue therein. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A medicament for in-vivo cellular regeneration in a living mammal, said medicament comprising:
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a plurality of stem cells harvested from said living mammal; and
a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF).
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