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Retinal cell transplant
Assignee: Photogenesis Inc
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Filing: 1994-10-13
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Granted: 1999-10-05
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Expires: 2014-10-13
Abstract
Abstract Surgical instruments, surgical techniques, grafts, cell and tissue isolation techniques, and a method for transplanting retinal cells, including photoreceptors, retinal pigment epithelium, and choroidea within their normal configuration, or all three tissues in a co-transplantation procedure are provided.
Inventors
- 👤 Stephen E. Hughes
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 15:28
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61L; A61L27/00; A61L27/36; A61L27/3683; A61B; A61B90/00; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/14; A61F9/00; A61F9/0008; A61F9/0017; A61F9/007; A61K; A61K35/00; A61K35/12; A61K35/44; A61L27/3604; A61L27/3641; A61L27/38; A61L27/3804; A61L27/3813; A61L27/383; A61L27/3839; A61L27/3886; A61L27/3891; A61B17/00; A61B2017/00969; A61L2430/00; A61L2430/16; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/0021; A61M2025/0042
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
68 words
A mammalian eye tissue graft, comprising mammalian eye tissue isolated from a donor eye laminated to a non-toxic and flexible support, said tissue consisting essentially of the outer nuclear layer of a retina, said outer nuclear layer having the same cellular organization as in the donor eye, wherein said support will not interfere with the viability of said tissue upon transplantation of the graft into a mammalian eye.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
68 words
A mammalian eye tissue graft, comprising mammalian eye tissue isolated from a donor eye laminated to a non-toxic and flexible support, said tissue consisting essentially of the outer nuclear layer of a retina, said outer nuclear layer having the same cellular organization as in the donor eye, wherein said support will not interfere with the viability of said tissue upon transplantation of the graft into a mammalian eye.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The eye tissue graft of claim 1, wherein said outer nuclear layer comprises photoreceptor cells.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The eye tissue graft of claim 1, wherein said support comprises gelatin.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The eye tissue graft of claim 2, wherein said support comprises gelatin.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
120 words
A method of forming a mammalian eye tissue graft, comprising the steps of: affixing mammalian eye tissue to a support, said eye tissue comprising cells, said eye tissue having a first portion and a second portion, wherein said second portion is affixed to said support; removing said first portion without altering the organization of said cells forming said second portion so as to form a graft comprising at least part of said second portion affixed to at least part of said support, said support being non-toxic and flexible, said graft being capable of transplantation into a host eye, wherein said first portion comprises cells found in the inner nuclear layer of a retina, and said second portion comprises photoreceptor cells.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
120 words
A method of forming a mammalian eye tissue graft, comprising the steps of: affixing mammalian eye tissue to a support, said eye tissue comprising cells, said eye tissue having a first portion and a second portion, wherein said second portion is affixed to said support; removing said first portion without altering the organization of said cells forming said second portion so as to form a graft comprising at least part of said second portion affixed to at least part of said support, said support being non-toxic and flexible, said graft being capable of transplantation into a host eye, wherein said first portion comprises cells found in the inner nuclear layer of a retina, and said second portion comprises photoreceptor cells.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
135 words
A mammalian eye tissue graft, comprising mammalian eye tissue isolated from a donor eye laminated to a non-toxic and flexible support, said eye tissue comprising at least one layer of cells found in tissue selected from the group consisting of the outer nuclear layer of a retina, retinal pigment epithelium, and choroidal tissue, said cells comprising said isolated layer having the same organization as in the donor eye, wherein the inner nuclear layer of the retina is substantially absent from said graft, said support will not interfere with the viability of said isolated tissue upon transplantation of the graft into a host eye, and said graft can be transplanted so that said cells will have the same polarity with respect to the retina in the host eye as said cells had in the donor eye.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
135 words
A mammalian eye tissue graft, comprising mammalian eye tissue isolated from a donor eye laminated to a non-toxic and flexible support, said eye tissue comprising at least one layer of cells found in tissue selected from the group consisting of the outer nuclear layer of a retina, retinal pigment epithelium, and choroidal tissue, said cells comprising said isolated layer having the same organization as in the donor eye, wherein the inner nuclear layer of the retina is substantially absent from said graft, said support will not interfere with the viability of said isolated tissue upon transplantation of the graft into a host eye, and said graft can be transplanted so that said cells will have the same polarity with respect to the retina in the host eye as said cells had in the donor eye.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The graft of claim 6, wherein said isolated eye tissue comprises photoreceptor cells.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
10 words
The graft of claim 6, wherein said support comprises gelatin.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
10 words
The graft of claim 7, wherein said support comprises gelatin.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
214 words
A method of forming a mammalian eye tissue graft for transplantation to a host eye, comprising the steps of: affixing mammalian eye tissue from a donor eye to a support, said eye tissue comprising cells found in tissue selected from the group consisting of retinal tissue, retinal pigment epithelium, and choroidal tissue, said eye tissue having a first portion and a second portion, wherein said second portion is affixed to said support; removing said first portion without altering the organization of the cells forming said second portion so as to form a graft comprising at least part of said second portion affixed to said support, said support being non-toxic and flexible, said graft being capable of transplantation into a host eye, wherein said second portion comprises cells found in tissue selected from the group consisting of the outer nuclear layer of the retina, retinal pigment epithelium, and choroidal tissue, wherein said support will not interfere with the viability of said isolated tissue upon transplantation of the graft into a mammalian eye, and said graft can be transplanted to the subretinal space of a host eye so that said cells comprising said graft will have the same polarity with respect to the retina in the host eye as said cells had in the donor eye.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
214 words
A method of forming a mammalian eye tissue graft for transplantation to a host eye, comprising the steps of: affixing mammalian eye tissue from a donor eye to a support, said eye tissue comprising cells found in tissue selected from the group consisting of retinal tissue, retinal pigment epithelium, and choroidal tissue, said eye tissue having a first portion and a second portion, wherein said second portion is affixed to said support; removing said first portion without altering the organization of the cells forming said second portion so as to form a graft comprising at least part of said second portion affixed to said support, said support being non-toxic and flexible, said graft being capable of transplantation into a host eye, wherein said second portion comprises cells found in tissue selected from the group consisting of the outer nuclear layer of the retina, retinal pigment epithelium, and choroidal tissue, wherein said support will not interfere with the viability of said isolated tissue upon transplantation of the graft into a mammalian eye, and said graft can be transplanted to the subretinal space of a host eye so that said cells comprising said graft will have the same polarity with respect to the retina in the host eye as said cells had in the donor eye.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 10, wherein said eye tissue comprises retinal tissue having an inner nuclear layer and an outer nuclear layer, and said first portion comprises said inner nuclear layer, and said second portion comprises said outer nuclear layer.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 11, wherein said support comprises gelatin, and said second portion comprises photoreceptor cells.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
210 words
A method of forming a mammalian eye tissue graft and transplanting the graft to a host eye, comprising the steps of: affixing mammalian eye tissue from a donor eye to a support, said eye tissue comprising cells found in tissue selected from the group consisting of retinal tissue, retinal pigment epithelium, and choroidal tissue, said eye tissue having a first portion and a second portion, wherein said second portion is affixed to said support; removing said first portion without altering the organization of the cells forming said second portion so as to form a graft comprising at least part of said second portion affixed to said support, said support being non-toxic and flexible, said graft being capable of transplantation into a host eye, wherein said second portion comprises cells found in tissue selected from the group consisting of the outer nuclear layer of the retina, retinal pigment epithelium, and choroidal tissue, wherein said support will not interfere with the viability of said isolated tissue upon transplantation of the graft into a mammalian eye; and transplanting said graft beneath the retina of a host eye so that said cells will have the same polarity with respect to the retina in the host eye as said cells had in the donor eye.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
210 words
A method of forming a mammalian eye tissue graft and transplanting the graft to a host eye, comprising the steps of: affixing mammalian eye tissue from a donor eye to a support, said eye tissue comprising cells found in tissue selected from the group consisting of retinal tissue, retinal pigment epithelium, and choroidal tissue, said eye tissue having a first portion and a second portion, wherein said second portion is affixed to said support; removing said first portion without altering the organization of the cells forming said second portion so as to form a graft comprising at least part of said second portion affixed to said support, said support being non-toxic and flexible, said graft being capable of transplantation into a host eye, wherein said second portion comprises cells found in tissue selected from the group consisting of the outer nuclear layer of the retina, retinal pigment epithelium, and choroidal tissue, wherein said support will not interfere with the viability of said isolated tissue upon transplantation of the graft into a mammalian eye; and transplanting said graft beneath the retina of a host eye so that said cells will have the same polarity with respect to the retina in the host eye as said cells had in the donor eye.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 13, wherein said second portion comprises photoreceptor cells.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 14, wherein said support comprises gelatin.
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