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Stem Cell Related Patent Number US6177019
| Title: | Method and apparatus for removing tumor cells from tumor cell-contaminated stem cell products | | Inventors: | Castino, Franco; Sudbury, MA, USA
Wickramasinghe, Sumith R.; Marlborough, MA, USA | | Summary: | This invention describes a system of removing tumor cells from contaminated stem cell products via an in-line filtration process incorporating a tumor cell reduction filter preferably composed of one or more tumor cell reduction filter pads. Claims of the invention include a ten-fold reduction in tumor cells while allowing for at least a 30% recovery of stem cells in a filtered stem cell product. | | Abstract: | A method for removing tumor cells from tumor cell-contaminated stem cell products is disclosed. One embodiment of the method relies on an in-line filtration device that includes a tumor cell reduction filter means, preferably comprised of one or more tumor cell reduction filter pads. The tumor cell reduction filter means provides at least a ten-fold reduction in tumor cells while allowing for at least a 30% recovery of stem cells in a filtered stem cell product. | | US Patent Website: | Click Here for Full Text of Patent | | Title Number: | US6177019 | | Application Number: | US1999000242857 | | Date Filed: | 24/02/1999 | | Date Published: | 23/01/2001 | | Assignee: | HemaSure Inc., Marlborough, MA, USA |
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