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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:
Jan. 16, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald G Thurman, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
John J Lemasters, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Assignee:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514277 ;
Abstract
A composition for storing tissue prior to transplantation is disclosed, wherein the tissue storage composition comprises a calcium channel blocker. Also disclosed is a method of storing tissue, comprising contacting the tissue to be stored with an amount of a calcium channel blocker sufficient to reduce tissue injury during storage under conditions such that viability of the tissue is maintained.