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System and method for printing tissue

US11254901B2 · kind B2 · utility

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45References

8Claims

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Inventors

Christopher C. Langenfeld · Nashua, US
David D. B. Cannan · Manchester, US
Dirk A. van der Merwe · Canterbury, US
Jonathan Parker · Henniker, US
John C. Anastasiou · New Boston, US
Michael C. Tilley · Amherst, US
David Blumberg, JR. · Deerfield, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 12, 2017
Grant date	Feb 22, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 26, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2113/10
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system and method for printing cells in a medium. A multi-dimensional printer, stably constructed of low-mass parts, can include a computer numerically controlled system that can enable motors driving delivery systems. The motors can include encoders that can enable achieving arbitrary resolution. The motors can drive ballscrews to enable linear motion of delivery systems, and the delivery systems can enable printing of a biological material in a pre-selected pattern in a petri dish. The petri dish can accommodate a medium such as a gel, and can further accommodate a vision system that can detect actual position and deflection of the delivery system needle. The printer can accommodate multiple delivery systems and therefore multiple needles of various sizes.

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