Apparatus for transportation of oxygen to implanted cells
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1. Apparatus, comprising:
- a housing, configured for implantation in a body of a subject;
functional cells, coupled to the housing;
a source of oxygen disposed outside of the housing and configured to supply gaseous oxygen to the functional cells;
an oxygen delivery interface at an outer surface of the housing, the oxygen delivery interface;
comprising at least in part a penetrable surface for receiving a needle therethrough, andconfigured to receive oxygen from the source of oxygen, and to facilitate passage of the oxygen to the functional cells, while the housing is disposed within the body of the subject; and
an oxygen reservoir coupled to the housing and in fluid communication with the functional cells, the oxygen reservoir being configured to store the gaseous oxygen from the source of oxygen.
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Abstract
Apparatus is provided which includes a housing, configured for insertion into a body of a subject. The apparatus includes functional cells coupled to the housing and a source of oxygen configured to supply oxygen to the functional cells. The apparatus further includes an oxygen delivery interface configured to receive oxygen from the source of oxygen, and to facilitate passage of the oxygen to the functional cells, while the housing is disposed within the body of the subject. Other embodiments are also described.
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1. Apparatus, comprising:
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a housing, configured for implantation in a body of a subject; functional cells, coupled to the housing; a source of oxygen disposed outside of the housing and configured to supply gaseous oxygen to the functional cells; an oxygen delivery interface at an outer surface of the housing, the oxygen delivery interface; comprising at least in part a penetrable surface for receiving a needle therethrough, and configured to receive oxygen from the source of oxygen, and to facilitate passage of the oxygen to the functional cells, while the housing is disposed within the body of the subject; and an oxygen reservoir coupled to the housing and in fluid communication with the functional cells, the oxygen reservoir being configured to store the gaseous oxygen from the source of oxygen. - 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)
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