Cardiac valve replacement
Patent Number: 6652583
Date of First Priority Issue: Tuesday April 4th, 2000
Date Issued: Tuesday November 25th, 2003
Assignee: Rhode Island Hospital (Providence, RI)
Inventors: Hopkins, Richard A. (Providence, RI); Hoffman-Kim, Diane (Providence, RI)
From Class: Use
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This patent teaches how to use stem cells and other differentiated cells in order to generate a heart valve that can be used for replacement of defective valves in patients suffering from various valvular abnormalities. The advantage of this biological valve is that it conceptually is longer lasting than completely artificial or xenogeneic valves.
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