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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2016
Sports Medicine Sciences, Llc, Encino, CA (US);
Andrew M. Blecher, Encino, CA (US);
Sports Medicine Sciences, LLC, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for directing therapeutic nanoparticle-labeled cells to selected locations within the body and/or for retaining therapeutic nanoparticle-labeled cells at selected locations within the body, the method comprising: providing an article comprising a body of material configured to be secured about the body of a patient and having a plurality of pockets thereon, wherein each pocket is sized to receive and retain one or more magnets therein; injecting therapeutic USPIO nanoparticle-containing cells into a target therapy site; securing the article to the body of the patient; and inserting at least one magnet into at least one pocket so as to provide a desired magnetic field for further directing therapeutic nanoparticle-labelled cells to a target therapy site and/or for retaining therapeutic nanoparticle-labeled cells at the target therapy site.