Postpartum cells derived from umbilical cord tissue, and methods of making and using the same

US10500234B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Sanjay Mistry · Linglestown, US
• Anthony J. Kihm · Princeton, US
• Ian Harris · Montgomery, US
• Alexander M. Harmon · Clinton, US
• Darin J. Messina · Somerville, US
• Agnieszka Seyda · New Brunswick, US
• Chin-Feng Yi · Somerville, US
• Anna Gosiewska · Skillman, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 27, 2017
• Grant date: Dec 10, 2019
• Expiry date: Sep 8, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12N2533/50
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Cells derived from human umbilical cords are disclosed along with methods for their therapeutic use. Isolation techniques, culture methods and detailed characterization of the cells with respect to their cell surface markers, gene expression, and their secretion of trophic factors are described.