Patent ID: 7910359
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A device for receiving implanted biological material and configured for implantation into a patient, wherein said device comprises: a) a porous outer wall defining an inner space, said inner space providing a receptacle for implanted biological material comprising a selected tissue/cell product, said inner space sized to receive 6,000 to 12,000 cells per kilogram of the weight of the patient, and said outer wall having a porosity which permits vasculature to reach the implanted biological material from outside the porous outer wall; b) a fluid manifold assembly for selectively infusing at least one of immunosuppressive and/or growth factor media to said inner space, wherein said manifold assembly includes at least one longitudinally disposed media distribution conduit for distributing media to said inner space, and wherein microperforations along the length of said conduit compensate for a decrease in pressure along the length of the conduit in a direction away from the manifold for substantially uniform infusion and distribution of the media within said inner space; and c) a pump or a reservoir for such media, operatively coupled to said manifold assembly.