Patents Assigned to Humacyte
  • Patent number: 11959060
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems, apparatuses, devices and methods for tissue cultivating. Such systems may comprise a plurality of bioreactors, each bioreactor comprising a bag having a mandrel tube arranged therein, and a fluid management system for managing fluid flow among the plurality of bioreactors. The fluid management system can include at least one intra-luminal pump, configured to flow intra-luminal fluid in a first direction in the bioreactors, at least one media pump, configured to flow biomedia fluid in the bioreactors in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a plurality of valves and/or clamps to effect at least one of filling, flowing, cessation of flow, and draining of at least one of the intra-luminal fluid and biomedia fluid tubes among the bioreactors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: HUMACYTE, INC.
    Inventors: Heather L. Prichard, Dustin Cashman, Joshua McCall, Laura E. Niklason, Benjamin Orbon, Justin T. Strader
  • Publication number: 20210246419
    Abstract: The present invention provides constructs including a tubular biodegradable polyglycolic acid scaffold, wherein the scaffold may be coated with extracellular matrix proteins and substantially acellular. The constructs can be utilized as an arteriovenous graft, a coronary graft, a peripheral artery bypass conduit, or a urinary conduit. The present invention also provides methods of producing such constructs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: Humacyte, Inc.
    Inventors: Shannon L.M. DAHL, Laura E. NIKLASON, Justin T. STRADER, William E. TENTE, Joseph J. LUNDQUIST, Juliana Blum, Heather L. Prichard
  • Publication number: 20210236273
    Abstract: Tubular prostheses are provided for use in airways, upper digestive, and urinary tracts. Each of these uses has its own specific sets of biological specifications, based on what it must contain and exclude and the physical and chemical pressures and stresses to which it is subjected. The prostheses may be made from allogeneic cells. Thus they can be manufactured and stored prior to an individual's personal need arising.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicants: Humacyte, Inc., Yale University
    Inventors: Laura Niklason, Angela Huang, Liping Zhao, Shannon Dahl
  • Patent number: 11058534
    Abstract: Tubular prostheses are provided for use in airways, upper digestive, and urinary tracts. Each of these uses has its own specific sets of biological specifications, based on what it must contain and exclude and the physical and chemical pressures and stresses to which it is subjected. The prostheses may be made from allogeneic cells. Thus they can be manufactured and stored prior to an individual's personal need arising.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignees: Humacyte, Inc, Yale University
    Inventors: Laura Niklason, Angela Huang, Liping Zhao, Shannon Dahl
  • Patent number: 10947498
    Abstract: The present invention provides constructs including a tubular biodegradable polyglycolic acid scaffold, wherein the scaffold may be coated with extracellular matrix proteins and substantially acellular. The constructs can be utilized as an arteriovenous graft, a coronary graft, a peripheral artery bypass conduit, or a urinary conduit. The present invention also provides methods of producing such constructs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: humacyte, inc.
    Inventors: Shannon L. M. Dahl, Laura E. Niklason, Justin T. Strader, William E. Tente, Joseph J. Lundquist
  • Patent number: 10934522
    Abstract: The present invention provides constructs including a tubular biodegradable polyglycolic acid scaffold, wherein the scaffold may be coated with extracellular matrix proteins and substantially acellular. The constructs can be utilized as an arteriovenous graft, a coronary graft, a peripheral artery bypass conduit, or a urinary conduit. The present invention also provides methods of producing such constructs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Humacyte, Inc.
    Inventors: Shannon L. M. Dahl, Laura E. Niklason, Justin T. Strader, William E. Tente, Joseph J. Lundquist
  • Patent number: 10619132
    Abstract: The present invention provides constructs including a tubular biodegradable polyglycolic acid scaffold, wherein the scaffold may be coated with extracellular matrix proteins and substantially acellular. The constructs can be utilized as an arteriovenous graft, a coronary graft, a peripheral artery bypass conduit, or a urinary conduit. The present invention also provides methods of producing such constructs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Humacyte, Inc.
    Inventors: Shannon L. M. Dahl, Laura E. Niklason, Justin T. Strader, William E. Tente, Joseph J. Lundquist
  • Patent number: 10363124
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to apparatuses and methods for fabricating tubular structures from a combination of fibrous materials for use in, for example, tissue engineering scaffold applications. These materials may also be useful in other biological or non-biological applications in which such tubular fibrous structures may be applicable, examples including conventional medical devices, filters, fiber optics, cable wraps, geotextiles, batteries, fuel cells, armor, and other diverse applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: HUMACYTE, INC.
    Inventors: George C. Engelmayr, Jr., Laura E. Niklason, Shannon L. Dahl, Justin T. Strader, Jinlin Zhang, Stuart Irwin
  • Publication number: 20190069990
    Abstract: Tubular prostheses are provided for use in airways, upper digestive, and urinary tracts. Each of these uses has its own specific sets of biological specifications, based on what it must contain and exclude and the physical and chemical pressures and stresses to which it is subjected. The prostheses may be made from allogeneic cells. Thus they can be manufactured and stored prior to an individual's personal need arising.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicants: Humacyte, Inc., Yale University
    Inventors: Laura Niklason, Angela Huang, Liping Zhao, Shannon Dahl
  • Patent number: 10172707
    Abstract: Tubular prostheses are provided for use in airways, upper digestive, and urinary tracts. Each of these uses has its own specific sets of biological specifications, based on what it must contain and exclude and the physical and chemical pressures and stresses to which it is subjected. The prostheses may be made from allogeneic cells. Thus they can be manufactured and stored prior to an individual's personal need arising.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignees: Humacyte, Inc., Yale University
    Inventors: Laura Niklason, Angela Huang, Liping Zhao, Shannon Dahl
  • Publication number: 20180291333
    Abstract: The present invention provides constructs including a tubular biodegradable polyglycolic acid scaffold, wherein the scaffold may be coated with extracellular matrix proteins and substantially acellular. The constructs can be utilized as an arteriovenous graft, a coronary graft, a peripheral artery bypass conduit, or a urinary conduit. The present invention also provides methods of producing such constructs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: Humacyte, Inc.
    Inventors: Shannon L.M. DAHL, Laura E. NIKLASON, Justin T. STRADER, William E. TENTE, Joseph J. LUNDQUIST
  • Publication number: 20180251727
    Abstract: The present invention provides constructs including a tubular biodegradable polyglycolic acid scaffold, wherein the scaffold may be coated with extracellular matrix proteins and substantially acellular. The constructs can be utilized as an arteriovenous graft, a coronary graft, a peripheral artery bypass conduit, or a urinary conduit. The present invention also provides methods of producing such constructs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Humacyte, Inc.
    Inventors: Shannon L.M. DAHL, Laura E. NIKLASON, Justin T. STRADER, William E. TENTE, Joseph J. LUNDQUIST
  • Publication number: 20170296323
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to apparatuses and methods for fabricating tubular structures from a combination of fibrous materials for use in, for example, tissue engineering scaffold applications. These materials may also be useful in other biological or non-biological applications in which such tubular fibrous structures may be applicable, examples including conventional medical devices, filters, fiber optics, cable wraps, geotextiles, batteries, fuel cells, armor, and other diverse applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: HUMACYTE, INC.
    Inventors: George C. ENGELMAYR, JR., Laura E. NIKLASON, Shannon L. DAHL, Justin T. STRADER, Jinlin ZHANG, Stuart IRWIN
  • Patent number: 9657265
    Abstract: The present invention provides constructs including a tubular biodegradable polyglycolic acid scaffold, wherein the scaffold may be coated with extracellular matrix proteins and substantially acellular. The constructs can be utilized as an arteriovenous graft, a coronary graft, a peripheral artery bypass conduit, or a urinary conduit. The present invention also provides methods of producing such constructs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Humacyte, Inc.
    Inventors: Shannon L. M. Dahl, Laura E. Niklason, Juliana Blum, Justin T. Strader, William E. Tente, Heather L. Prichard, Joseph J. Lundquist
  • Patent number: 9650603
    Abstract: The present invention provides constructs including a tubular biodegradable polyglycolic acid scaffold, wherein the scaffold may be coated with extracellular matrix proteins and substantially acellular. The constructs can be utilized as an arteriovenous graft, a coronary graft, a peripheral artery bypass conduit, or a urinary conduit. The present invention also provides methods of producing such constructs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Humacyte, Inc.
    Inventors: Shannon L. M. Dahl, Laura E. Niklason, Justin T. Strader, William E. Tente, Joseph J. Lundquist
  • Patent number: 9556414
    Abstract: The present invention provides constructs including a tubular biodegradable polyglycolic acid scaffold, wherein the scaffold may be coated with extracellular matrix proteins and substantially acellular. The constructs can be utilized as an arteriovenous graft, a coronary graft, a peripheral artery bypass conduit, or a urinary conduit. The present invention also provides methods of producing such constructs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: HUMACYTE
    Inventors: Shannon L. M. Dahl, Laura E. Niklason, Juliana Blum, Justin T. Strader, William E. Tente, Heather L. Prichard, Joseph J. Lundquist
  • Publication number: 20130345824
    Abstract: The present invention provides constructs including a tubular biodegradable polyglycolic acid scaffold, wherein the scaffold may be coated with extracellular matrix proteins and substantially acellular. The constructs can be utilized as an arteriovenous graft, a coronary graft, a peripheral artery bypass conduit, or a urinary conduit. The present invention also provides methods of producing such constructs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: HUMACYTE
    Inventors: Shannon L.M. Dahl, Laura E. Niklason, Juliana Blum, Justin T. Strader, William E. Tente, Heather L. Prichard, Joseph Lundquist
  • Publication number: 20130013083
    Abstract: Constructs including a tubular biodegradable polyglycolic acid scaffold may be coated with extracellular matrix proteins and are substantially acellular. The constructs can be utilized as an arteriovenous graft, a coronary graft, an arterial graft, a venous graft, a duct graft, a skin graft, or a urinary graft or conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: HUMACYTE
    Inventors: Juliana L. BLUM, Shannon L.M. DAHL, Laura E. NIKLASON, Justin T. STRADER, William E. TENTE, Heather L. PRITCHARD, Joseph J. LUNDQUIST
  • Publication number: 20120230950
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising isolated human collagen, isolated human elastin and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier wherein the human elastin is substantially insoluble in water with a molecular weight greater than 100 kDa. The present invention further provides methods and kits for soft tissue augmentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: Humacyte, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura Niklason, Yuling Li, Juliana Blum, Shannon Dahl, Geoffrey Erickson, Frank Zeigler
  • Patent number: 8198245
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising isolated human collagen, isolated human elastin and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier wherein the human elastin is substantially insoluble in water with a molecular weight greater than 100 kDa. The present invention further provides methods and kits for soft tissue augmentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Humacyte, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura Niklason, Yuling Li, Juliana Blum, Shannon Dahl, Geoffrey Erickson, Frank Zeigler