An implantable therapy system for treating a living being...

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A61M 31/00 (2006.01) A61F 2/00 (2006.01) A61K 9/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2609000

The invention provides a device for Encapsulated Cell Therapy. The device includes an implantable capsule containing cells which secrete a biologically active compound for providing a biological function. The capsule has a semi permeable outer membrane for delivery of the compound e.g. at a site in the central nervous system or the spinal cord, e.g. in the brain of a patient. The capsule is connected to a tether which e.g. facilitates removal of the capsule from the patient. To facilitate insertion of the capsule into the patient, a stiffener may be attached to the tether to make the tether more rigid. The invention further provides a container for storing a cell therapy device and a method of locating the device in the body of a patient.

Cette invention concerne un dispositif de thérapie au moyen de cellules encapsulées. Ce dispositif comprend une capsule implantable contenant des cellules qui sécrètent un composé biologiquement actif destiné à fournir une fonction biologique. La capsule possède une membrane externe semi-perméable pour l'administration du composé par exemple sur un site du système nerveux central ou de la moelle épinière par exemple dans le cerveau du patient. Cette capsule est reliée à un cathéter qui facilite le retrait de la capsule du corps du patient. Pour faciliter l'insertion de la capsule dans le corps du patient, on peut fixer un élément de rigidification au cathéter, pour rendre le cathéter plus rigide. Cette invention concerne en outre un récipient pour le stockage du dispositif de thérapie par cellules, et un procédé pour placer le dispositif dans le corps du patient.

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