Bioartificial liver system
Patent Number: 7,160,719
Date of First Priority Issue: Friday June 7th, 2002
Date Issued: Tuesday January 9th, 2007
Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (Rochester, MN)
Inventors: Nyberg; Scott L. (Rochester, MN)
From Class: 3D Culture/Scaffold
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This patent covers the use of spheroid hepatocytes and hepatocyte progenitors in liquid culture, in such a manner that they may function as a bioartificial liver.
Specifically, the patent teaches that previous artificial liver approaches had certain limitations that did not allow maximal growth and function of hepatocytes ex vivo. The current invention provides various medical device structures, culture conditions, and perfusion speeds.
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Added to StemCellPatents.com on Sunday January 14th, 2007
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