Implantable device
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1. Apparatus comprising:
- a chamber, which is adapted to be implanted subcutaneously in a body of an individual, the chamber comprising therein functional cells isolated by the chamber;
an oxygen-provision-facilitating container, adapted to be placed outside the body in a vicinity of skin of the individual, and to convey oxygen through the skin to the functional cells; and
a treatment unit adapted to treat the skin of the individual in a manner that facilitates oxygen transport therethrough.
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Abstract
Apparatus is provided including a chamber, which is adapted to be implanted in a body of an individual, the chamber including functional cells and chlorophyll-containing elements comprising chlorophyll of an obligate photoautotroph.
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1. Apparatus comprising:
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a chamber, which is adapted to be implanted subcutaneously in a body of an individual, the chamber comprising therein functional cells isolated by the chamber; an oxygen-provision-facilitating container, adapted to be placed outside the body in a vicinity of skin of the individual, and to convey oxygen through the skin to the functional cells; and a treatment unit adapted to treat the skin of the individual in a manner that facilitates oxygen transport therethrough. - 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, 28, 29)
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30. Apparatus for use with functional cells, the apparatus comprising:
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a chamber, which is adapted to be implanted subcutaneously in a body of an individual, and to hold the functional cells isolated by the chamber; an oxygen-provision-facilitating container, adapted to be placed outside the body in a vicinity of skin of the individual, and to convey oxygen through the skin to the functional cells; and a treatment unit adapted to treat the skin of the individual in a manner that facilitates oxygen transport therethrough.
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