Patents Examined by Thane Underahl
  • Patent number: 9814803
    Abstract: There is disclosed a method of combining mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) with a bone substrate. In an embodiment, the method includes obtaining tissue having MSCs together with unwanted cells. The tissue is digested to form a cell suspension having MSCs and unwanted cells. The cell suspension is added to the substrate. The substrate is cultured to allow the MSCs to adhere. The substrate is rinsed to remove unwanted cells. In various embodiments, the tissue is adipose tissue, muscle tissue, or bone marrow tissue. In an embodiment, there is disclosed an allograft product including a combination of MSCs with a bone substrate in which the combination is manufactured by culturing MSCs disposed on the substrate for a period of time to allow the MSCs to adhere to the substrate, and then rinsing the substrate to remove unwanted cells from the substrate. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: ALLOSOURCE
    Inventor: Yaling Shi
  • Patent number: 9714408
    Abstract: In a cell culture in a sealed cell culture container, gradual deterioration of culture environment is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Tanaka, Yoichi Ishizaki, Ryo Suenaga, Yoriko Tokita, Masahito Kogure