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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:
Feb. 16, 1999
Filed:
May. 24, 1995
Keith E Dionne, Rehoboth, MA (US);
Dwaine F Emerich, Providence, RI (US);
Diane Hoffman, Cambridge, MA (US);
Paul R Sanberg, Spring Hill, FL (US);
Lisa Christenson, New Haven, CT (US);
Orion D Hegre, Green Valley, AZ (US);
David W Scharp, St. Louis, MO (US);
Paul E Lacy, Webster Grove, MO (US);
Patrick Aebischer, Lutry, CH;
Alfred V Vasconcellos, Cranston, RI (US);
Michael J Lysaght, E. Greenwich, RI (US);
Frank T Gentile, Warwich, RI (US);
Abstract
A method for treatment of a neurodegenerative condition in a patient comprising implanting in the patient at least one immunoisolatory vehicle comprising a corc comprising a volume of at least 1 .mu.l and at least 10.sup.4 living cells which secrete at least one biologically active product, said cells being dispersed in a biocompatible matrix comprising a hydrogel or extracellular matrix components, and an external jacket surrounding the core, the jacket comprising a biocompatible hydrogel or thermoplastic, the jacket being free of cells projecting externally thereof, said jacket having a molecular weight cutoff permitting the passage of the biologically active product from the core through the jacket.