Methods and device for culturing human hematopoietic cells and their precursors
Patent Number: 5635387
Date of First Priority Issue: Monday April 23rd, 1990
Date Issued: Tuesday June 3rd, 1997
Assignee: CellPro, Inc. (Bothell, WA)
Inventors: Fei, Rui G. (Seattle, WA); Heimfeld, Shelly (Woodinville, WA); Minshall, Billy W. (Mill Creek, WA); Berenson, Ronald J. (Mercer Island, WA)
From Class: Expansion
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This patent provide conditions and systems for the ex vivo expansion of hematopoietic stem cells. Specific cell concentrations, growth factors, and vessels are provided.
This patent is useful for expansion of cells either in the autologous situation, or in situations where an allogeneic source is not sufficient, such as in cord blood transplants.
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