ARTIFICIAL VESSEL SCAFFOLD AND ARTIFICIAL ORGANS THEREFROM

• Main Authors: SITZMANN, JAMES, V, SITZMANN, EUGENE, V
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 13.09.2006
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; CULTURE MEDIA; DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; DIAGNOSIS; ENZYMOLOGY; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; PROSTHESES; SPIRITS; SURGERY; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; VINEGAR; WINE

An artificial vessel scaffold is provided, of biocompatible materials and capable of being coated with selected cell types. A plurality of artificial organs are provided, formed of a biocompatible scaffold material and coated with selected cell types.