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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Spinesmith Partners, L.p., Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
John B. Rossman, Austin, TX (US);
Richard J. Kana, Lexington, TX (US);
Assignee:
SpineSmith Partners, L.P., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61M 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/007 (2014.02); A61B 10/025 (2013.01); A61M 1/02 (2013.01); A61B 2010/0258 (2013.01); A61M 2202/10 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0238 (2013.01);
Abstract
An embodiment of the invention is directed to a bone marrow aspiration device comprising a plurality of syringes, each of which operates in a series of sequential steps to obtain bone marrow of high quality and therapeutic value, i.e., having a high mesenchymal stem cell ('MSC') MSC/ml number. In certain embodiments, a syringe may be used along with a collection vessel or with a second syringe. A further embodiment of the invention is directed to a method for using the bone marrow aspiration device as set forth herein.