Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Implantable prosthesis
Patent
1997-10-24
2000-02-08
Yu, Mickey
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Implantable prosthesis
623 12, 424424, 435178, A61F 202
Patent
active
060230096
ABSTRACT:
An artificial pancreas is described herein which comprises one or more viable and physiologically active pancreatic islet cells capable of producing insulin, encapsulated within a semipermeable spheroidal membrane comprising agar gel. Further disclosed are a method for producing agar microbeads, a tissue implantation method and a reseeding method for the artificial pancreas.
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Mullon Claudy Jean Paul
O'Neil John Joseph
Stegemann Jan Philip
Circe Biomedical, Inc.
Maus Margit
Nguyen Tram A.
Yu Mickey
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