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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2020
Applicants:
W.l. Gore & Associates, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
W. L. Gore & Associates Gmbh, Putzbrunn, DE;
Inventors:
Edward H. Cully, Newark, DE (US);
Bernadette Parsons, Newark, DE (US);
Lauren Zambotti, Wilmington, DE (US);
Paul D. Drumheller, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Assignees:
W.L. Gore & Associates GmbH, Putzbrunn, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/02 (2006.01); A61L 27/16 (2006.01); A61L 27/36 (2006.01); A61M 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01); C12N 5/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/022 (2013.01); A61L 27/16 (2013.01); A61L 27/36 (2013.01); A61M 5/00 (2013.01); A61M 31/002 (2013.01); C12N 5/0012 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0081 (2013.01); A61F 2002/009 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0071 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0076 (2013.01); A61F 2240/001 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0068 (2013.01); A61M 2202/097 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable containment apparatus for receiving and retaining a plurality of cells for insertion into a patient, such as into a tissue bed, is disclosed. The device includes a chamber having structural spacers therein to maintain an average distance between the first interior surface and the second interior surface of the chamber and to define at least one reservoir space for the placement of cells within the chamber.