Patent ID: 11918955
Assignee: IVIVA MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for restoring or supplementing pancreatic function comprising:
a functional unit comprising:
a membrane comprising a first surface and a second surface;
a first channel system comprising a first luminal space, adhered to and in fluid communication with the first surface of the membrane, and comprising a first end configured to connect in fluid communication to a fluid supply and a second end configured to connect in fluid communication to a first fluid outlet;
a second channel system comprising a second luminal space, adhered to and in fluid communication with the second surface of the membrane, and comprising a third end configured to connect in fluid communication to a second fluid outlet;

wherein the first channel system and the second channel system are in fluid communication with each other across the membrane;
wherein each of the first and second channel systems comprise first and second channel system walls; and
wherein the second channel system has been populated with pancreatic islet cells, including beta cells, to generate functional, live pancreatic tissue adhered to the second channel system walls thereof.