Patent ID: 8382704

Claim:
A system for delivering a cell-slurry to a patient, comprising: a fluid; cells that are non-dissolvable or immiscible in the fluid, thereby forming the cell-slurry; a syringe adapted to contain the cell-slurry and a supernate of the cell-slurry, the syringe defining a first end having an outlet through which the cell-slurry is delivered to the patient; a fluidizing system associated with the syringe and adapted to effect dilation of the cell-slurry with a portion of the supernate, to form a dilated cell-slurry, the dilated cell-slurry being transferred from the fluidizing system to the syringe, while maintaining a remaining portion of the supernate, the cell-slurry and supernate being transferred from the fluidizing system to the syringe; a pressurizing mechanism adapted to create a pressure to cause the dilated cell-slurry contained within the syringe to flow for delivery to the patient; and a control unit in communication with and adapted to control the fluidizing system, the pressurizing mechanism, and movement of the dilated cell-slurry, wherein the pressurizing mechanism comprises at least a first plunger slidably disposed within the syringe, and wherein the syringe further comprises an inlet near the outlet of the first end and a pump connected to said inlet, said pump and said inlet operate to deliver additional fluid as the dilated cell-slurry is delivered to the patient.