Cord blood and placenta collection kit

• US 7,909,806 B2
• Filed: 12/05/2007
• Issued: 03/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Celularity, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Anthrogenesis Corporation (Bristol-Myers Squibb Company)
• Inventors: Kapnick, Debra, Goodman, Chris B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Stephens; Jacqueline F.
• Application Number:
  US11/999,608
• Publication Number:
  US 20080208158A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,203 Days
• Field of Search: 604/40, 604/317, 606/119, 606/120, 435/2, 435/1.1, 435/372, 435/261.4, 435/307.1, 424/529, 424/93.1, 424/93.7
• US Class Current: 604/317
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 10/0096 Casings for storing test samples A61B10/0038 and A61B10/0045 take precedence; preservation of living parts of the human or animal body A01N1/02; containers for retaining a material to be analysed B01L3/50; containers for enzymology or microbiology C12M1/16; swab-sampler being part of enzymology or microbiology container C12M1/30
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150038 for blood from umbilical cord
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150045 for blood from vagina, placenta, colon or mouth
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150305 Packages specially adapted for piercing devices or blood sampling devices kits for diabetes A61M5/003; packaging in general B65D
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150366 Blood collection bags, e.g. connected to the patient by a catheter comprising means for removing a small sample of collected blood from the bag collection bags as such A61J1/05, A61M1/0209
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150755 Blood sample preparation for further analysis, e.g. by separating blood components or by mixing
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 81/3862 with a foam formed container located inside a folded box

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.

Claims

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) materials sufficient for the collection of maternal blood;

(d) instructions, wherein said instructions comprise a first set of instructions for the collection of maternal blood, a second set of instructions for the collection of umbilical cord and placental blood, and a third set of instructions for collection of said placenta, wherein said first, second and third sets of instructions are differently coded; and

(e) an insulating container of sufficient capacity to contain (1) items (a)-(d) prior to use, (2) items (a)-(c) after said collection of placental and umbilical cord blood, and (3) said placenta, wherein said kit does not comprise a temperature controlling composition in addition to components (a)-(e).

2. The kit of claim 1, comprising a foam insert within said insulating container, said foam insert comprising space for the storage of kit components and collected placenta and umbilical cord blood.

3. The kit of claim 2, wherein said foam insert comprises a first space sufficiently large to hold said container for the collection of said placenta and a placenta, and said container for the collection of placental or umbilical cord blood, and said placental or umbilical cord blood;

a second space sufficiently large to contain a plurality of maternal blood collection vials; and

a third space sufficiently large to comprise a blood collection needle and alcohol swabs.

4. The kit of claim 1, wherein said container for the collection of blood is a blood bag.

5. The kit of claim 1, wherein said container for the collection of said placenta is a sealable plastic bag rated to withstand 95 kPa internal pressure.

6. The kit of claim 1, wherein said materials for the collection of maternal blood comprise a plurality of vials and a needle suitable for the collection of blood.

7. The kit of claim 1, wherein said materials for the collection of maternal blood comprise one or more 22 gauge needles.

8. The kit of claim 7, wherein at least one of said plurality of vials comprises EDTA, and at least one of said plurality of vials does not contain EDTA.

9. The kit of claim 1, wherein at least some of said materials for the collection of maternal blood are contained within a first container separate from the remaining contents of the kit.

10. The kit of claim 9, wherein said first container additionally comprises color-coded instructions for the use of said materials for the collection of maternal blood.

11. The kit of claim 1, wherein said insulating container is an attaché

-style carrying case or box.

12. 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) materials sufficient for the collection of maternal blood;

(d) 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

(e) an insulating container of sufficient capacity to contain (1) items (a)-(d) prior to use, (2) items (a)-(c) after said collection of said placental blood or umbilical cord blood, and (3) said placenta, wherein said kit does not comprise a temperature-controlling composition.

13. The method of claim 12, comprising a foam insert within said insulating container, said foam insert comprising space for the storage of kit components and collected placenta and umbilical cord blood.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein said foam insert comprises a first space sufficiently large to hold said container for the collection of said placenta and a placenta, and said container for the collection of placental or umbilical cord blood, and said placental or umbilical cord blood;

a second space sufficiently large to contain a plurality of maternal blood collection vials; and

a third space sufficiently large to comprise a blood collection needle and alcohol swabs.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein said container for the collection of blood is a blood bag.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein said container for the collection of said placenta is a sealable plastic bag rated to withstand 95 kPa internal pressure.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein said materials for the collection of maternal blood comprise a plurality of vials and a needle suitable for the collection of blood.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein said materials for the collection of maternal blood comprise one or more 22 gauge needles.

19. The kit of claim 18, wherein at least one of said plurality of vials comprises EDTA, and at least one of said plurality of vials does not contain EDTA.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein at least some of said materials for the collection of maternal blood are contained within a first container separate from the remaining contents of the kit.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein said first container additionally comprises color-coded instructions for the use of said materials for the collection of maternal blood.

22. The method of claim 12, wherein said insulating container is an attaché

-style carrying case or box.