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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 1991
Filed:
Mar. 02, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
James E Aysta, Stillwater, MN (US);
John T Capecchi, Oakdale, MN (US);
Carl Franzblau, Newton, MA (US);
Donald F Gibbons, North Oaks, MN (US);
Randall L Knoll, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
Howard M Leibowitz, Weston, MA (US);
Vickery Trinkaus-Randall, Maynard, MA (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 66 ; 435-1 ; 43524023 ;
Abstract
A holding device for seeding cells on a surface of a prosthesis including chamber means for partially defining a first chamber with the first surface, and sealing means for providing a seal between the chamber means and the prosthesis so as to isolate the seeding surface from another portion of the prosthesis.