Tissue preservation system

US10881098B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• The Curators of the University of Missouri · US
• The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · US

Inventors

• James L. Cook · Columbia, US
• Clark T. Hung · Ardsley, US
• Eric Lima · New York, US
• Aaron Stoker · Columbia, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 28, 2018
• Grant date: Jan 5, 2021
• Expiry date: Mar 21, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A01N1/162
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for tissue, such as an allograft, storage and preservation for extended periods of time at room temperature in a sterile tissue culture chamber. The invention further provides a process for maintaining the sterility of tissue using the apparatus as described.