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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2004
Samuel C. Yiu, Marina del Rey, CA (US);
Austin K. Mircheff, La Crescenta, CA (US);
Ronald E. Smith, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Jean Jacob, New Orleans, LA (US);
Mel Trousdale, Pasadena, CA (US);
Samuel C. Yiu, Marina del Rey, CA (US);
Austin K. Mircheff, La Crescenta, CA (US);
Ronald E. Smith, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Jean Jacob, New Orleans, LA (US);
Mel Trousdale, Pasadena, CA (US);
Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA (US);
The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agriculture and Mechanical College, New Orleans, LA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a bioartificial lacrimal gland which contains at least one unit that includes (a) a permeable housing having an interior and an exterior; (b) an outlet connecting the housing interior to the housing exterior; and (c) a population of lacrimal epithelial cells within the housing interior.