Method for Obtaining Sterile Human Amniotic Fluid and Uses Thereof

US20140336600A1Inactive Publication Date: 2014-11-13MAM HLDG OF WEST FLORIDA L L C
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Current Assignee / Owner
MAM HLDG OF WEST FLORIDA L L C
Publication Date
2014-11-13
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Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

Provided herein is a pre-Caesarean method for collecting amniotic fluid from a patient. A needle is inserted into the incision site for the future C-section, which may be under ultrasound guidance, through which the amniotic fluid is drawn under a low level suction and, optionally, gravity to a sterile collection container. The method encompasses filtering and / or irradiating the amniotic fluid to collect biomolecules of interest such as growth factors and / or stem cells. Also provided is the sterile amniotic fluid or filtrates thereof collected by the method described herein
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

[0001] This nonprovisional application claims benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of provisional application U.S. Ser. No. 61 / 821,868, filed May 10, 2013, now abandoned, the entirety of which is hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] 1. Field of the Invention

[0003] The present invention relates generally to the fields of the sterile obtention of a biological fluid and to the isolation and culture of biomolecules and cells from a biological fluid. More specifically, the present invention relates to a pre-cesarian surgical method for the sterile collection and filtering of amniotic fluid for the isolation of biomolecules and stem cells therefrom.

[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art

[0005] Within the uterus of a pregnant woman, a growing fetus is surrounded and cushioned by amniotic fluid, a watery liquid within the amnion. Amniotic fluid is one of the main samples used for the medical examination of the pregnant w...

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