Device and method for cryopreserving blood vessels
CA 1333694 C · Owner: Bank, Harvey L. · Inventors: Brockbank, Kelvin Gordon Mashader; Mcnally, Robert T.; Mccaa, Cameron
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A device for use in cryopreservation of blood vessels comprising a pair of stylets insertable into the ends of a dissected blood vessel segment. The stylets are mountable on a support track whereby the blood vessel can be distended and supported during cryopreservation procedures. Also disclosed is a freezing and thawing profile capable of maximizing endothelial cell survival. The use of chondroitin sulfate or similar compound is discussed as a novel cryoprotectant.
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- Granted December 27, 1994. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 27, 2011.
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