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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2009
Gail K. Naughton, Del Mar, CA (US);
Jonathan Noel Mansbridge, La Jolla, CA (US);
Robert Emmett Pinney, Poway, CA (US);
Joan Zeltinger, San Diego, CA (US);
Gail K. Naughton, Del Mar, CA (US);
Jonathan Noel Mansbridge, La Jolla, CA (US);
Robert Emmett Pinney, Poway, CA (US);
Joan Zeltinger, San Diego, CA (US);
Theregen, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for promoting blood vessel formation in tissues and organs. In particular, the method relates to implantation or attachment of an engineered three-dimensional stromal tissue to promote endothelialization and angiogenesis in the heart and related tissues. The three-dimensional stromal tissue of the present invention may be used in a variety of applications including, but not limited to, promoting repair of and regeneration of damaged cardiac muscle, promoting vascularization and healing during cardiac surgery, promoting blood vessel formation at anastomosis sites, and promoting vascularization and repair of damaged skeletal muscle, smooth muscle or connective tissue.