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US 9,433,557 B2Granted
Loading system for an encapsulation device
AssigneeViaCyte, Inc.
InventorsChad Green, Laura Martinson, Val Anthony Bellora, Richard Alexander Grant, Evert Kroon, Emmanuel Edward Baetge
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Abstract
The present invention provides, in at least one embodiment, a loading device, system and method that loads aggregate cells into an encapsulation device for implanting into a patient. The loading system uses negative pressure from a low pressure pump in a closed system to improve safety and cell viability while allowing for even loading of the encapsulation device.
Claims17
A cell encapsulation loading system comprising:
- a) a cell encapsulation loading device comprising
- (1) a housing comprising a first housing member and a second housing member, wherein the first housing member is coupled to the second housing member, thereby forming a hollow device chamber and
- (2) an encapsulation device comprising an inlet port wherein the inlet port is detachably coupled to the housing and the encapsulation device is enclosed within the hollow device chamber;
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- b) an inverting holding rack for tilting or inverting the cell encapsulation loading device during loading.
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