Device and methods for monitoring the administration of a stem cell transplant
US8313477B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 4, 2011 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/0073
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device and methods for the real-time monitoring of stem cells in a stem cell transplant. The device comprises a linear member and particle detection device configured to occupy the lumen of a catheter while the catheter is in place to administer a stem cell transplant to a delivery site in the body of a patient. Monitoring of the stem cells permits the device to provide signals to a computer processor for the determination of one or more characteristics of stem cells in the stem cell transplant.
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