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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2004
Applicants:
Robert T. Tranquillo, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Jeffrey Ross, Roseville, MN (US);
Morayma Reyes, Sammamish, WA (US);
Inventors:
Robert T. Tranquillo, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Jeffrey Ross, Roseville, MN (US);
Morayma Reyes, Sammamish, WA (US);
Assignee:
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to engineered blood vessels and methods of making such vessels using matrices comprising endothelial and smooth muscle cells, or cells capable of differentiating into endothelial and smooth muscle cell lineages (e.g., stem cells, or the progenitors thereof).