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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
May. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Muffin Incorporated, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Inventor:
Frank J. Fischer, Jr., Bloomington, IN (US);
Assignee:
MUFFIN INCORPORATED, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/32 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/158 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/007 (2013.01); A61M 5/158 (2013.01); A61M 5/329 (2013.01); A61M 5/3286 (2013.01); A61M 5/3291 (2013.01); A61M 5/3295 (2013.01); A61M 5/3298 (2013.01); A61M 2202/0064 (2013.01); A61M 2202/097 (2013.01);
Abstract
Arrangements and methods for delivering bioactive agents and/or cells into an extended volume of tissue are disclosed. In one embodiment, a cell-delivering needle arrangement has a tube positioned within a tube and fixedly attached to a wall thereof. In one exemplary method, a cell-delivering needle is advanced into tissue, a suspension of cells is passed through a first lumen and out of side ports, and a suspension of cells is passed through a second lumen and out of a distal opening. Other embodiments are disclosed.