Filamentary means for introducing agents into tissue of a living host
Patent Number: 6884427
Date of First Priority Issue: Monday February 8th, 1999
Date Issued: Tuesday April 26th, 2005
Assignee: Aderans Research Institute, Inc. (Beverly Hills, CA)
Inventor: Barrows, Thomas H. (Austell, GA)
From Class: Administration
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This patent teaches a method of administering cells, including stem cells, through use of a filament-type object. The object has a solid core and an outside sheath that is porous and to which cells can be attached to before administration.
The invention teaches that hair follicle cells, cells that have been encapsulated, and cells that have been genetically engineered can be administered in vivo through this means.
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