Delivery vehicle for delivering biological products to a surgical site and methods thereof
AssigneeHospital for Special Surgery
InventorWilliam Rodriguez
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Abstract
A delivery vehicle for delivering biological products to a surgical site is provided that includes a container for housing the biological product and a fastener that extends from the container for securing the container at a location adjacent to the surgical site. The container is a flexible container having an access that is moveable between an open position and a closed position prior to and after being secured to the surgical site.
Claims25
A delivery vehicle for delivering biological products to a surgical site comprising:
- a flexible container for housing a biological product, the flexible container having an access that is moveable between an open position and a closed position;
- and
- a fastener extending from the flexible container for securing the flexible container adjacent to the surgical site,
- wherein the flexible container is moveable between open and closed positions when the fastener is secured to the surgical site.
A system for enhancing biological processes comprising:
- a porous container having an access that is movable between an open position and a closed position;
- a high viscous biological product housed within the porous container;
- and
- a fastener extending from the porous container for securing the porous container adjacent to a surgical site,
- wherein the porous container is movable between open and closed positions when secured adjacent to the surgical site.
A method of enhancing the delivery of a biological or pharmaceutical agent to a surgical site comprising:
- providing a porous container having a fastener;
- securing a biological or pharmaceutical agent within the porous container;
- introducing the porous container housing the biological product to the surgical site;
- securing the porous container to a location adjacent the surgical site;
- and
- refilling the porous container with the biological or pharmaceutical agent after a predetermined period of time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.