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Integrated System for Collecting, Processing and Transplanting Cell Subsets, Including Adult Stem Cells, for Regenerative Medicine

  • US 20080171951A1
  • Filed: 03/23/2006
  • Published: 07/17/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for the extraction, collection, processing and transplantation of cell subsets, including adult stem cells and platelets, in particular for organ repair in regenerative medicine, the system comprising a set of disposable sterile fluid-transport elements that are pre-connected or that include aseptic connectors or are adapted for making interconnections between them in an aseptic manner, the set including:

  • an extracting device, for example including a needle for bone or vein puncture, for extracting bone marrow or other sources of cell subsets from a patient;

    at least one chamber for the collection, processing and reinfusion of the cell subsets extracted from the patient, including a collection chamber pre-connected or connectable to the extracting device for harvesting the cells extracted from the patient by the extracting device;

    a processing chamber adapted to cooperate with processing equipment to perform processing and transfer operations on the harvested cells; and

    a reinfusion chamber for storing processed cells to be delivered back to the patient;

    wherein the collection, processing and reinfusion chambers are separate and are pre-connected or interconnectable, or wherein a multi-purpose processing chamber provides the combined functions of a collection-processing chamber, a processing-reinfusion chamber or a collection-processing-reinfusion chamber; and

    a transplantation device pre-connected or connectable to the reinfusion chamber for delivering processed cells back to the patient.

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