Patents by Inventor Eugenio Morsiani

Eugenio Morsiani has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System for hepatocyte cell isolation and collection
    Patent number: 5968356
    Abstract: The invention resides in apparatus and methods for isolating and collecting cells from donor tissue for later use in medical procedures. The apparatus includes a sealed enclosure, at least one screening material inside the enclosure, an inlet port configured to conduct a fluid through the screening material, and an outlet port for receiving the fluid from the screening material and conducting the fluid out of the enclosure. A material to be screened is placed inside or conducted into the enclosure. Screened material is entrained in the fluid. The fluid carries bits of the material through the screening material and out of the enclosure for later separation from the fluid. Preferred embodiments include a series of screening materials of decreasing pore size, usually in the range from ten to one thousand micrometers in diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: PacFab, Inc.
    Inventors: Eugenio Morsiani, Jacek Rozga, Achilles A. Demetriou
  • Methods for cell isolation and collection
    Patent number: 5888409
    Abstract: The invention resides in apparatus and methods for isolating and collecting cells from donor tissue for later use in medical procedures. The apparatus includes a sealed enclosure, at least one screening material inside the enclosure, an inlet port configured to conduct a fluid through the screening material, and an outlet port for receiving the fluid from the screening material and conducting the fluid out of the enclosure. A material to be screened is placed inside or conducted into the enclosure. Screened material is entrained in the fluid. The fluid carries bits of the material through the screening material and out of the enclosure for later separation from the fluid. Preferred embodiments include a series of screening materials of decreasing pore size, usually in the range from ten to one thousand micrometers in diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Inventors: Eugenio Morsiani, Jacek Rozga, Achilles A. Demetriou