US Patent:
20200360270, Nov 19, 2020
Inventors:
- St. Paul MN, US
Bryan L. STEELMAN - St. Paul MN, US
Thomas J. WEBSTER - Barrington RI, US
Janet E. Davis - Greenville NC, US
International Classification:
A61K 9/00
A61F 2/02
A61K 47/02
A61K 31/337
A61K 31/397
A61K 31/436
A61K 31/65
A61K 31/7036
A61K 35/28
A61K 38/14
A61K 38/18
A61K 38/22
A61K 39/395
A61M 39/02
Abstract:
The invention relates to a metallic, nanoporous canister used to encapsulate cellular and/or biotherapeutic agents. The device is biocompatible and functions to wholly isolate a therapeutically active agent and/or cells therein. Their implantation, and survival in vivo, permits the local or systemic diffusion of their encapsulated cellular and/or biomolecular and therapeutics factors with the potential to promote repair of damaged or degenerated tissues in mammalian hosts, primarily humans.