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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:
Oct. 10, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ronald A Faris, Providence, RI (US);
Assignee:
Rhode Island Hospital, A LifeSpan Partner, Providence, RI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; A01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 937 ; 435-11 ; 435325 ; 424 931 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a primary liver stem cell and a cell doublet consisting of a hepatocyte and the stem cell, both of which are derived from normal liver tissue. Methods of isolating the cells, genetically altering the cells, and using the cells for transplantation are also within the invention.