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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2004
Applicant:
Mark C. Bates, Charleston, WV (US);
Inventor:
Mark C. Bates, Charleston, WV (US);
Assignee:
Paragon Intellectual Properties, LLC, Charleston, WV (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for treating damaged tissue using apparatus that atraumatically delivers a bioactive agent within the tissue, wherein the apparatus provides a column of stem cells may be advanced simultaneously with a needle during needle insertion, and then held stationary or injected at low pressure while retracting the needle. Alternatively, the needle may employ electromotive forces, or to change a dimension of the needle, to expel the bioactive agent into the needle track.