Patents Assigned to Becton
  • Patent number: 5035708
    Abstract: The invention is an endothelial cell procurement and deposition kit for collecting fat from a patient, processing said fat to produce an endothelial cell deposition product, and depositing said product on the surface of a graft, all under sterile conditions established and maintained within the components of said kit comprised of: fat collection means for collecting subcutaneous fat from a patient; digestion means connectable to said fat collection means to maintain sterility during reception of said fat and for retaining said fat under sterile conditions during rinsing and digestion to produce a digested product; endothelial cell isolation means connectable to said digestion means for maintaining sterile conditions during reception of said digested product and for separating and isolating microvessel endothelial cells from said digested product to produce an endothelial cell product; cell deposition means connectable to said isolation means for maintaining sterile conditions during reception of said endothel
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1991
    Assignees: Thomas Jefferson University, Becton
    Inventors: Paul G. Alchas, Frank A. Augello, Christopher J. Brooks, Tony A. Cutshall, Joseph A. DiPisa, Jr., Stuart K. Williams, Jonathan B. Gabel, Paul J. Mulhauser, Wes Prais, Bruce E. Jarrell, Deborah G. Rose