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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:
Aug. 09, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen A Livesey, Eltham, AU;
Anthony A del Campo, Houston, TX (US);
Abhijit Nag, Houston, TX (US);
Ken B Nichols, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Christopher Coleman, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
LifeCell Corporation, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; A01N / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4352402 ; 435-1 ; 623 15 ;
Abstract
A method for processing and preserving an acellular collagen-based tissue matrix for transplantation is disclosed. The method includes the steps of processing biological tissues with a stabilizing solution to reduce procurement damage, treatment with a processing solution to remove cells, treatment with a cryoprotectant solution followed by freezing, drying, storage and rehydration under conditions that preclude functionally significant damage and reconstitution with viable cells.
Published as:
AU3293493A; EP0564786A2; EP0564786A3; US5336616A; JPH06261933A; AU668703B2; EP0564786B1; ATE311746T1; DE69333926D1; EP1637037A2; ES2255048T3; DE69333926T2; JP4001642B2; EP1637037A3;