Device and method for collecting and processing fat tissue and procuring microvessel endothelial cells to produce endothelial cell product
First Claim
1. A method for collecting and processing tissue for producing an endothelial cell product comprising:
- providing a collecting vessel for processing tissue to produce an endothelial cell product, the vessel having a rinsing and digesting chamber in fluid communication with a separate waste chamber and an isolation chamber connected to the rinsing and digesting chamber, wherein a screen separates at least the rinsing and digesting chamber and the waste chamber;
introducing tissue to be processed into the rinsing and digesting chamber;
introducing rinsing solution into the rinsing and digesting chamber;
orienting the vessel to screen the tissue to be processed of rinsing solution passed into the waste chamber;
introducing an enzyme into the rinsing and digesting chamber;
heating the tissue and the enzyme for a sufficient time and temperature while agitating the rinsing and digesting chamber to digest the tissue with the enzyme;
centrifuging the vessel to transfer cells from the digested tissue from the rinsing and digesting chamber into the isolation chamber; and
isolating the cells as a pellet of microvessel endothelial cells.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for collecting and processing tissue to produce an endothelial cell product having a vessel for rinsing, draining, digesting and isolating tissue. The vessel has a rinsing and digesting chamber for containing tissue during processing. An inlet in the rinsing and digesting chamber allows entry of rinsing solution and tissue from a liposuction device. A waste chamber in fluid communication with the rinsing and digesting chamber preferably connects with a vacuum source. An isolation chamber is separated from the rinsing and digesting chamber by a screen. An ampule in fluid communication with the isolation chamber includes a pair of ports controlled by valve devices to be selectively in fluid communication with the isolation chamber. After processing, the ampule isolates a pellet of endothelial cells and the valve devices permit the pellet to be in fluid communication with the ports. The method includes providing the vessel, introducing tissue to be processed, orienting the vessel to screen the tissue, introducing an enzyme and agitating to digest the tissue, centrifuging the vessel to transfer the cells from the digested tissue, and isolating the cells for retrieval.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for collecting and processing tissue for producing an endothelial cell product comprising:
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providing a collecting vessel for processing tissue to produce an endothelial cell product, the vessel having a rinsing and digesting chamber in fluid communication with a separate waste chamber and an isolation chamber connected to the rinsing and digesting chamber, wherein a screen separates at least the rinsing and digesting chamber and the waste chamber; introducing tissue to be processed into the rinsing and digesting chamber; introducing rinsing solution into the rinsing and digesting chamber; orienting the vessel to screen the tissue to be processed of rinsing solution passed into the waste chamber; introducing an enzyme into the rinsing and digesting chamber; heating the tissue and the enzyme for a sufficient time and temperature while agitating the rinsing and digesting chamber to digest the tissue with the enzyme; centrifuging the vessel to transfer cells from the digested tissue from the rinsing and digesting chamber into the isolation chamber; and isolating the cells as a pellet of microvessel endothelial cells. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A device for digesting and processing tissue to produce an endothelial cell product comprising:
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a single vessel comprising three chambers;
a digestion chamber;
a separate waste chamber; and
a separate isolation chamber, said waste and isolation chambers in fluid communication with the digestion chamber, wherein the isolation chamber is selectively connected by a first valve to an ampule for receiving said endothelial cell product, and wherein the digestion chamber is selectively and alternately in fluid communication with the waste chamber and the isolation chamber,whereby the device allows the digestion of tissue by connecting the digestion chamber to the waste chamber, and processing of tissue by connecting the digestion chamber to the isolation chamber to produce endothelial cell product within said single vessel under sterile conditions. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A device for collecting and processing tissue to produce an endothelial cell product, comprising a vessel for rinsing, draining, digesting and isolating tissue the vessel comprising:
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a rinsing and digesting chamber in the vessel for collecting and processing tissue; an inlet connected to the rinsing and digesting chamber for receiving rinsing solution and also for receiving tissue from a liposuction means for withdrawing tissue from a subject; a waste chamber in fluid communication with the rinsing and digesting chamber, the waste chamber further comprising a connection for fluid communication with a vacuum source; a first screen separating the rinsing and digesting chamber from the waste chamber wherein waste fluid comprising rinsing solution flows from the rinsing and digesting chamber through the first screen to the waste chamber; an isolation chamber in fluid communication with and separated from the rinsing and digesting chamber by a second screen to allow cells from .rinsed, digested and processed tissue produced under sterile conditions to be isolated; an ampule connected to and in selective fluid communication with said isolation chamber; a pair of ports connected to the ampule, one of the ports providing a selective connection between the isolation chamber and the ampule and another of the ports providing selective communication between the ampule and an external environment; and valve means operatively associated with each of the ports to selectively control fluid communication between each of the ports, the ampule, the external environment and the isolation chamber, whereby endothelial cells disposed in the ampule are isolated by selective operation of the valve means.
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9. A device for digesting and processing tissue to produce an endothelial cell product comprising:
a single vessel comprising four chambers;
(a) an enzyme storage chamber;
(b) a separate waste chamber;
(c) a separate digestion chamber alternately and selectively connected to the waste chamber and the enzyme chamber; and
(d) a separate isolation chamber selectively connected to the digestion chamber, wherein the isolation chamber is selectively connected by a first valve to an ampule for receiving said endothelial cell product, whereby the device allows the digestion of tissue by connecting the digestion chamber to the enzyme storage chamber and the waste chamber and processing of tissue by connecting the digestion chamber to the isolation chamber to produce endothelial cell product within a single vessel under sterile conditions.- View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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