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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2007
Applicants:
Andre Terzic, Rochester, MN (US);
Atta Behfar, Rochester, MN (US);
Inventors:
Andre Terzic, Rochester, MN (US);
Atta Behfar, Rochester, MN (US);
Assignee:
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/077 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/0657 (2013.01); C12N 2501/105 (2013.01); C12N 2501/119 (2013.01); C12N 2501/15 (2013.01); C12N 2501/155 (2013.01); C12N 2501/165 (2013.01); C12N 2501/235 (2013.01); C12N 2501/2306 (2013.01); C12N 2501/25 (2013.01); C12N 2501/385 (2013.01); C12N 2501/70 (2013.01); C12N 2506/21 (2013.01);
Abstract
This document provides methods and materials relating to cardiac cells. For example, this document provides methods and materials that can be used to obtain cells having the ability to differentiate into cardiomyocytes. Such cells can be used to repair damaged heart tissue. For example, cells having the ability to differentiate into cardiomyocytes can be used to repair or regenerate heart tissue in patients with a cardiac condition (e.g., ischemic cardiomyopathy, myocardial infarction, or heart failure).