The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Apr. 25, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1993
Can B Hu, Irvine, CA (US);
Minh T Ma, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Than Nguyen, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Richard Rhee, Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Keith Myers, El Toro, CA (US);
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Abstract
A processing vessel for isolating microvessel endothelial cells from liposuctioned fat tissues includes a fat-receiving basket defined by polyester screen material. Fat tissue removed from a patient by liposuction is received into the basket and is rinsed and digested with an enzymatic solution. The freed microvessel endothelial cells from the fat tissues are separated from the fat cells, and from blood cells and other materials which may be present in the basket by centrifuging. A bottom chamber of the processing vessel is configured to define a 'pellet' of isolated endothelial cells which may be removed from the processing vessel for deposition on the inner lumenal surface of a synthetic graft which the fat-donor patient is to receive.