Patent ID: 11950995
Assignee: ISLA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  C | IPC A  C

Claim 0:
1. A bioartificial implant system, the system comprising:
a scaffold configured to engage an interior wall of a blood vessel of a subject, the scaffold comprising a lumen extending longitudinally through an interior cavity of the scaffold so as to permit blood flow therethrough when the scaffold is engaged with the blood vessel; and
a cellular complex support supported by the scaffold and extending longitudinally within the interior cavity of the scaffold so as to be exposed to the blood flow when the scaffold is engaged with the blood vessel, the cellular complex support comprising
one or more pockets and a plurality of attachment regions configured to attach to the scaffold, and
at least one microporous thin film layer bordering the one or more pockets,
the cellular complex support configured to receive a plurality of cells within the one or more pockets, and wherein the cellular complex support is configured to permit nutrients to diffuse from the blood flow into the one or more pockets.