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US 2004/0175366 A1Published application
Scaffold for cell growth and differentiation
AssigneeACell, Inc.
InventorStephen F. Badylak
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Abstract
The present invention provides a devitalized mammalian parenchymatous tissue composition which includes an interstitial structure which can serve as a scaffold for tissue repair or regeneration. The devitalized mammalian parenchymatous tissue composition can further include the basement membrane of the tissue.
Claims32
A scaffold for promoting restoration of a tissue when implanted at an anatomical site in a patient, comprising:
- at least a portion of a devitalized mammalian parenchymatous tissue combined with a target mammalian cell population, wherein the combined tissue and cell population is sized and shaped for implantation at the anatomical site in the patient remote from the tissue requiring restoration.
The scaffold of claim I wherein the stem cell population is introduced into the tissue.
A method for promoting restoration of a tissue when implanted at an anatomical site in a patient, comprising:
- at least a portion of a devitalized mammalian parenchymatous tissue combined with a target mammalian cell population, wherein the combined tissue and cell population is sized and shaped for implantation at the anatomical site in the patient remote from the tissue requiring restoration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.