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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2016
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Vasile Bogdan Neculaes, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Andrew Soliz Torres, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Antonio Caiafa, Albany, NY (US);
Brian Dun-Lan Lee, Rexford, NY (US);
Allen Lawrence Garner, West Layfayette, IN (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/18 (2006.01); A61K 35/19 (2015.01); G01N 33/49 (2006.01); C12N 13/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/487 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/1858 (2013.01); A61K 35/19 (2013.01); C12N 13/00 (2013.01); G01N 33/48707 (2013.01); G01N 33/49 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for releasing growth factors are disclosed. In certain embodiments, a blood sample is exposed to a sequence of one or more electric pulses to trigger release of a growth factor in the sample. In certain embodiments, the growth factor release is not accompanied by clotting within the blood sample.