Inventors:
Michael Theodore Beck - Eden Prairie MN, US
Deon Bezuidenhout - Cape Town, ZA
Kelvin Bonnema - Brooklyn Park MN, US
Kimberly A. Chaffin - Woodbury MN, US
Neil Davies - Vredehoek, ZA
Brian C.A. Fernandes - Roseville MN, US
Eric J. Fogt - Maple Grove MN, US
Eric A. Grovender - Minneapolis MN, US
Robert Cushing Hamlen - Edina MN, US
Matthew Jolly - Minneapolis MN, US
Eamonn J. McAndrew - County Galway, IE
Syamasundar V. Pakala - Blaine MN, US
William P. VanAntwerp - Valencia CA, US
Peter P. Zilla - Cape Town, ZA
Edouard A. Koullick - Golden Valley MN, US
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc. - Minneapolis MN
International Classification:
A61K 9/00
A61K 38/18
A61K 35/12
A61P 3/10
Abstract:
Various methods and devices are provided for providing therapy to a living body. In one embodiment, an implanted permeable container has living cells provided therein, and various nutrients and/or agents are provided into the container to promote cell life.