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US 2019/0336625 A1Published application
Electroporation of tissue products
AssigneeLifeCell Corporation
InventorsGary Monteiro, Martin J. Byrne, Rick T. Owens
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides methods for reducing bioburden on a tissue product, as well as the tissue products produced according to the disclosed methods. In particular, the disclosure relates to methods of electroporating tissue in the presence of one or more bactericides in order to reduce bioburden. The methods allow for reduced exposure to electrical energy and/or bactericide while reducing bioburden.
Claims31
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A method of reducing a bioburden in a tissue product, comprising:
- providing a human or animal tissue;
- exposing the human or animal tissue to one or more electrical pulses;
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- controlling at least one of a pulse voltage, a pulse duration, or a number of pulses, of the electrical pulses to regulate a pore size in the human or animal tissue.
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