Cord blood and placenta collection kit
First Claim
1. A kit comprising (a) a container for the collection of placental or umbilical cord blood;
- (b) a container for the collection of said placenta;
(c) a temperature-controlling composition;
(d) materials sufficient for the collection of maternal blood;
(e) instructions, wherein said instructions comprise a first set of instructions for the collection of maternal blood and a second set of instructions for the collection of umbilical cord and placental blood, wherein said first and second set of instructions are differently coded; and
(f) an insulating container of sufficient capacity to contain (1) items (a)–
(e) prior to use, (2) items (a)–
(d) after said collection of placental and umbilical cord blood, and (3) said placenta.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an improved kit for the collection of umbilical cord blood and placental blood, and collection of the placenta from which such blood is obtained. The kit improves upon existing kits in that it provides for improved user convenience, provides for the collection of the placenta itself, and better maintains the internal temperature of the container in which the collected blood and placenta are shipped to a blood bank or registry. The invention further provides a method of collecting umbilical cord and placental blood, and the placenta from which such blood is obtained, comprising using the kit described herein.
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28 Claims
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1. A kit comprising (a) a container for the collection of placental or umbilical cord blood;
- (b) a container for the collection of said placenta;
(c) a temperature-controlling composition;
(d) materials sufficient for the collection of maternal blood;
(e) instructions, wherein said instructions comprise a first set of instructions for the collection of maternal blood and a second set of instructions for the collection of umbilical cord and placental blood, wherein said first and second set of instructions are differently coded; and
(f) an insulating container of sufficient capacity to contain (1) items (a)–
(e) prior to use, (2) items (a)–
(d) after said collection of placental and umbilical cord blood, and (3) said placenta. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
- (b) a container for the collection of said placenta;
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28. A method for the collection of umbilical cord blood or placental blood, and of a placenta, comprising using a kit which comprises (a) a container for the collection of said placental blood or umbilical cord blood;
- (b) a container for the collection of said placenta;
(c) a temperature controlling composition;
(d) materials sufficient for the collection of maternal blood;
(e) instructions, wherein said instructions comprise a first set of instructions for the collection of maternal blood and a second set of instructions for the collection of umbilical cord and placental blood, wherein said first and second set of instructions are differently coded; and
(f) an insulating container of sufficient capacity to contain (1) items (a)–
(e) prior to use, (2) items (a)–
(d) after said collection of said placental blood or umbilical cord blood, and (3) said placenta.
- (b) a container for the collection of said placenta;
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