Patent · US Expired

Bioartificial lacrimal gland

US7547447B2 · kind B2 · utility

41Cited by

2References

60Claims

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Assignees

DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE · US
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE · US

Inventors

Samuel C. Yiu · Santa Monica, US
Austin K. Mircheff · La Cañada Flintridge, US
Ronald E. Smith · Glendale, US
Jean-Luc Jacob · Bellocq, FR
Mel Trousdale · Pasadena, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 15, 2004
Grant date	Jun 16, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 3, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61L31/005
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides a bioartificial lacrimal gland which contains at least one unit that includes (a) a permeable housing having an interior and an exterior; (b) an outlet connecting the housing interior to the housing exterior; and (c) a population of lacrimal epithelial cells within the housing interior.

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