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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2007
Arthur E. Uber, Iii, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
David M. Griffiths, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
David M. Reilly, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Alan D. Hirschman, Glenshaw, PA (US);
Kevin P. Cowan, Allison Park, PA (US);
Mark Trocki, Cheswick, PA (US);
Arthur E. Uber, III, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
David M. Griffiths, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
David M. Reilly, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Alan D. Hirschman, Glenshaw, PA (US);
Kevin P. Cowan, Allison Park, PA (US);
Mark Trocki, Cheswick, PA (US);
Medrad, Inc., Indianola, PA (US);
Abstract
A system for delivering a cell-slurry to a patient may include a fluid, cells that are non-dissolvable or immiscible in the fluid, thereby forming the cell-slurry, a syringe adapted to contain the cell-slurry and a supernate of the cell-slurry, the syringe defining a first end having an outlet through which the cell-slurry is delivered to the patient, a fluidizing system associated with the syringe and adapted to effect dilation of the cell-slurry with a portion of the supernate, to form a dilated cell-slurry, the dilated cell-slurry being transferred from the fluidizing system to the syringe, while maintaining at least a portion of the supernate, the cell-slurry and supernate being transferred from the fluidizing system to the syringe, a pressurizing mechanism adapted to create a pressure to cause the dilated cell-slurry contained within the syringe to flow for delivery to the patient and a control unit in communication with and adapted to control the fluidizing system, the pressurizing mechanism and movement of the dilated cell-slurry.