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US 2008/0187524 A1Published application
Cellular Therapy to Heal Vascular Tissue
AssigneeMedtronic Vascular, Inc.
InventorsBrian Fernandes, Jack Chu, Prema Ganesan
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Abstract
The present invention encompasses methods and apparatus for minimizing the risks inherent in endovascular grafting for blood vessel therapy and repair. The invention involves delivering adult stem cells, embryonic stem cells, progenitor cells, fibroblasts, or smooth muscle cells to the diseased blood vessel.
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A method of treating an aneurysm in an individual at the aneurysmal site using self-derived cells, comprising:
- harvesting adult stem cell-containing tissue from the individual wherein said tissue is selected from the group consisting of adipose tissue, bone marrow and peripheral blood;
- isolating adult stem cells from the tissue;
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- delivering the isolated adult stem cells directly to the wall of a blood vessel at said aneurysmal site by liquid delivery means wherein said blood vessel wall is repaired and said aneurysm is treated in said individual.
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