Therapeutic enclosures
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of Michigan
InventorsRiley S. Rees, Cynthia Marcelo, Belinda Adamson, Lenore Rhodes, Beverly Marchant, William Lindblad, Robert Gilmont, Warren Garner, Cynthia Zuccaro, Thomas E. Taddonio
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Abstract
Devices and methods for enhancing the healing of wounds, especially chronic wounds (e.g., diabetic wounds), involving the use of keratinocytes are described. Keratinocytes are grown on a transplantable solid support (e.g., collagen-coated beads), and the keratinocyte-coated solid support is placed in an enclosure. The enclosure, in turn, is placed in the wound for use as an interactive wound healing promoter.
Claims22
An enclosure comprising mesh material having pores ranging in size from about 10 microns to about 300 microns, wherein said enclosure houses keratinocytes on a solid support.
A system for the treatment of wounds, comprising:
- a) keratinocytes on a solid support, and
- b) an enclosure configured for housing said solid support, wherein said enclosure comprises mesh material having pores ranging in size from about 10 microns to about 300 microns.
An enclosure comprising mesh material having pores ranging in size from about 10 microns to about 300 microns, wherein said enclosure houses viable cells on a solid support, and wherein said solid support comprises macroporous beads.
A system for the treatment of wounds, comprising:
- a) viable cells on a solid support, wherein said solid support comprises macroporous beads, and
- b) an enclosure configured for housing said solid support, wherein said enclosure comprises mesh material having pores ranging in size from about 10 microns to about 300 microns.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.