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Stem Cell Related Patent Number US5916202
| Title: | Umbilical cord blood collection | | Inventors: | Haswell, John N.; Sarasota, FL, USA | | Summary: | This invention introduces a novel system of umbilical cord blood collection. Described herein are methods and materials for the collection of umbilical cord blood during obstetrical delivery in which a pouch is attached to an obstetrical drape in a convenient location, such that the pouch contains an anti-coagulant in a canal into which the umbilical cord may be inserted and the closure sealed. Alternately the design of the pouch may include multiple compartments containing various blood-treatment substances. Further disclosed are methods of long-term cryopreservation of the blood for stem cell transfusion at a later date. | | Abstract: | A device and method for the collection of umbilical cord blood during obstetrical delivery are disclosed. A pouch is attached to an obstetrical drape in a location convenient for filling with cord blood. The pouch includes a canal for the umbilical cord to be inserted into the pouch, and a sealing closure. The pouch may contain an anti-coagulant. One embodiment includes multiple compartments with various blood-treatment substances. After filling the pouch is closed and removed from the drape. The blood can be used for a variety of hematologic laboratory tests and for long term cryo-preservation for a stem cell transfusion to infants and adults. | | US Patent Website: | Click Here for Full Text of Patent | | Title Number: | US5916202 | | Application Number: | US1996000707963 | | Date Filed: | 30/08/1996 | | Date Published: | 29/06/1999 | | Assignee: | None |
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