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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2002
Kevor S. Tenhuisen, Clinton, NJ (US);
Joel Rosenblatt, Watchung, NJ (US);
Ilya S. Koyfman, Ringoes, NJ (US);
Kevor S. TenHuisen, Clinton, NJ (US);
Joel Rosenblatt, Watchung, NJ (US);
Ilya S. Koyfman, Ringoes, NJ (US);
Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., Raritan, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an implantable immune modulation device that is useful for modulating an immune response in mammals, comprising a plurality of fibers, within a porous shell. The fiber filling is loaded with single or multiple antigens, and optionally one or more biologically active compounds such as cytokines (e.g. lymphokines, chemokines etc.), attachment factors, genes, peptides, proteins, nucleotides, carbohydrates or cells depending on the application.