Celina Choi

US Patent:

20100185156, Jul 22, 2010

Filed:

Jun 13, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/663297

Inventors:

Glenn Kanner - Plymouth MA, US
Stephen August Bollinger - Mansfield MA, US
Helen Marie Nugent - Needham MA, US
Celina Choi - Brighton MA, US
Desmond White - Oxford MA, US
Yin Shan Ng - North Billerica MA, US

Assignee:

PERVASIS THERAPEUTICS, INC. - Cambridge MA

International Classification:

A61K 35/12
A61P 43/00
A61M 5/32
A61M 5/31

US Classification:

604190, 424 937, 604272

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a device for delivering a flowable composition comprising cells, wherein the flowable composition is in an amount effective to treat an injured or diseased site. The device comprises a delivery device adapted for minimally-invasive delivery of the flowable composition through which the flowable composition can be passed while maintaining the effectiveness and viability of the cells of the flowable composition. The present invention further relates to a method for delivering the flowable composition comprising cells. The method comprises the steps of percutaneously inserting a delivery device adapted for minimally-invasive delivery of the flowable composition through which the flowable composition can be passed while maintaining the effectiveness and viability of the cells of the flowable composition and administering the flowable composition at, adjacent to or in the vicinity of the injured or diseased site.