System for the Implantation of Cardiac Staminal Cells with the "Ciuro? Method"

Abstract

The system is composed of two inseparable parts that both make up one Device: I) A container for collecting staminal cells and for their growth factors which is the same as the portcat system with sylicon button to enable the entrance of the Huber needle through a hole. 2) “Active fixation” catheter/s, hollow inside, to permit a rapid flow of the staminal cells into the myocardiac muscular mass and also a rapid flow of the growth factors involved: the various catheters can be fixed to the myocardio by means of an appendix somewhat like a “mouse tail”; they resemble the atrial active fixation catheters that used to be used before the introduction of the J type catheters. The only “but substantial” difference with those mentioned before, is the internal cavity, which should involve even the terminal anchorage part in order to allow the free flowing of any biological material inside the heart without the need for a surgical intervention to open the thorax. The catheters themselves will be connected to the container of the staminal cells nutrition with appropriate watertight attention.