Renovation and repopulation of decellularized tissues and cadaveric organs by stem cells
AssigneeAnthrogenesis Corporation
InventorRobert J. Hariri
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a tissue matrix for implantation into a patient is disclosed. The method sets forth collecting embryonic stem cells from a placenta which has been treated to remove residual cord blood and seeding the collected stem cells onto or into a tissue matrix. The seeded tissue matrix is then implanted on or into a patient. The seeded tissue matrix made by the method of the present invention is also disclosed.
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A method of manufacturing a tissue matrix for implantation into a patient, comprising:
- collecting embryonic stem cells from a placenta which has been treated to remove residual cord blood and
- seeding said collected stem cells onto or into a tissue matrix for implantation into a patient.
An isolated mammalian placenta comprising a mammalian placenta that has been expelled from the body of the mammalian, exsanguinated and perfused with perfusion solution to obtain embryonic-like cells.
A method of culturing an isolated mammalian placenta comprising obtaining a placenta after expulsion from the uterus, exsanguinating the placenta, and perfusing the placenta to obtain said isolated mammalian placenta.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.