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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:
Jun. 30, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Megan E Laurance, Portland, OR (US);
David Knaack, Chepachet, RI (US);
Deborah M Fiore, Swansea, MA (US);
Orion D Hegre, Chepachet, RI (US);
Assignee:
CytoTherapeutics, Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ; C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 703 ; 435 694 ; 435325 ;
Abstract
A line of .beta. cells is described which is capable of maintaining high levels of insulin secretion in culture. Such cells are useful in the treatment of diabetes, for example, by encapsulation of the cells in an insulin-permeable membrane device, followed by implantation into a diabetes patient.