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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Anthony Patrick McHale, Londonderry, IE;
Assignee:
Gendel Limited, Coleraine, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 1/300 ;
Abstract
A loading system for providing a cell suitable for delivery of an agent to a vertebrate, the system comprise a loading module for loading a cell with an agent; and a sensitisation module in fluid communication with the loading module, the sensitisation module for sensitising a cell to an energy field, such that said cell is induced to release the agent upon exposure to said energy field. The system can be used to transform a cell, such as a red blood cell, into a delivery vehicle for delivering a therapeutic agent and/or an imaging agent to a vertebrate, and in particular, to a mammal, such as a human being.