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US 11,613,731 B2Granted
Scaffold and method for implanting cells
AssigneeP Tech, LLC
InventorPeter M. Bonutti
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Abstract
An organ implant, such as a heart implant, including a support structure having a plurality of pores and defining passages configured for the growth of blood vessels; and stem cells from at least one soft tissue source of a patient deposited into the pores of the support structure is described. The implant is configured to repair a portion of an organ of the patient.
Claims28
A heart implant comprising:
- a support structure comprising:
- an interior vascular scaffold defining a plurality of passages configured to facilitate growth of blood vessels within the support structure,
- wherein the passages are configured to facilitate the growth of capillaries, arterioles, and venules within the support structure, and
- a tissue scaffold defining a plurality of pores, wherein the pores are configured to receive and facilitate growth of a plurality of cells and/or stem cells therein to grow at least one tissue,
- wherein the implant is configured to repair a portion of a heart of a patient.
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An organ implant comprising:
- a support structure comprising:
- an interior vascular scaffold defining a plurality of passages configured to facilitate growth of blood vessels within the support structure,
- wherein the passages are configured to facilitate the growth of capillaries, arterioles, and venules within the support structure, and
- a tissue scaffold defining a plurality of pores, wherein the pores are configured to receive and facilitate growth of a plurality of cells and/or stem cells therein to grow at least one tissue,
- wherein the implant is configured to repair a portion of an organ of a patient.
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An organ implant comprising:
- a support structure comprising:
- an interior vascular scaffold defining a plurality of passages configured to facilitate growth of blood vessels within the support structure,
- wherein passages are configured to facilitate the growth of capillaries, arterioles, and venules within the support structure, and
- a tissue scaffold defining a plurality of pores, wherein the pores are configured to receive and facilitate growth of a plurality of stem cells therein to grow at least one tissue,
- wherein the stem cells are harvested from at least one soft tissue source of a patient and deposited into the pores of the support structure, wherein the stem cells are cultured and exposed to at least one environmental condition,
- wherein the implant is configured to connect a first side of the support structure to one or more arterioles of the patient and to connect a second side of the support structure to one or more venules of the patient to provide a flow of blood through the support structure,
- wherein the support structure further comprises a hydrophilic material that absorbs body fluid, and
- wherein the implant is configured to repair a portion of an organ of the patient.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.