Implantable biocompatible immunoisolatory vehicle for delivery of selected therapeutic products
Patent Number: 5800828
Date of First Priority Issue: Thursday April 25th, 1991
Date Issued: Tuesday September 1st, 1998
Assignee: Brown University Research Foundation
Inventors: Dionne, Keith E. (Rehoboth, MA); Emerich, Dwaine F. (Providence, RI); Hoffman, Diane (Cambridge, MA); Sanberg, Paul R. (Spring Hill, FL); Christenson, Lisa (New Haven, CT); Hegre, Orion D. (Green Valley, AZ); Scharp, David W. (St. Louis, MO); Lacy, Paul E
From Class: Administration
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This patent teaches ways of growing cells in vivo in an environment that is protected from immunological attack. Specific ways of encapsulating cells, including stem cells, and their progeny are described. This patent is useful, in one embodiment, for the treatment of diabetes with artificially generated islets.
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