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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:
May. 05, 1992
Filed:
Nov. 09, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kelvin G Brockbank, Marietta, GA (US);
Katherine A Anderegg, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
CryoLife, Inc., Marietta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-1 ; 435-2 ; 4352401 ; 4352402 ; 43524025 ; 4352403 ; 43524031 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of maintaining viability of a cell, tissue or organ. The method involves maintaining the cell, tissue or organ in contact with a storage solution comprising transferrin and selenium at a subambient temperature in a non-frozen state. The invention further relates to a storage solution suitable for use in the above-described method. In one embodiment, the solution comprises insulin, transferrin, hydrocortisone, selenium and 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid.