Therapeutic hybrid implantable devices

A device (10) for receiving implanted biological material includes a mechanoprotective surface (16) defining an adjacent space, an assembly (26, 28) for locally delivering media to said space, and a pump or slow/sustained release reservoir structure (14) operatively coupled to the assembly. The devi...

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Hauptverfasser: INVERARDI LUCA, RICORDI CAMILLO, PILEGGI ANTONELLO, GRASSI FABIO, HUBBELL JEFFREY, ANDERSON CHERYL STABLER, KENYON NORMA SUE, BODOR NICHOLAS, BUCHWALD PETER, LATTA PAUL, FRAKER CHRISTOPHER A
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Zusammenfassung:A device (10) for receiving implanted biological material includes a mechanoprotective surface (16) defining an adjacent space, an assembly (26, 28) for locally delivering media to said space, and a pump or slow/sustained release reservoir structure (14) operatively coupled to the assembly. The device may comprise an additional plunger body for being disposed in said space. The implanted biological material may be encapsulated or non-encapsulated.