Samuel O Coker

US Patent:

6544751, Apr 8, 2003

Filed:

Sep 30, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/402158

Inventors:

Harvey Brandwein - Roslyn Heights NY
Samuel Coker - Dix Hills NY

Assignee:

Pall Corporation - East Hills NY

International Classification:

G01N 3353

US Classification:

435 71, 435455, 435325, 435 2, 435378, 436519, 436520, 436536, 436537, 2041832, 210806, 210793, 210678, 424 937

Abstract:

The present invention provides methods of harvesting rare cells from blood products and/or obtaining products of the rare cells. The method includes contacting a blood product containing rare cells with a porous medium, and selectively retaining rare cells of interest on the porous medium. The porous medium can be contacted with an elution fluid wherein a population of the rare cells is eluted from the porous medium. Rare cells selectively retained on the porous medium can be cultured on the porous medium, and products of the rare cells can be obtained.

US Patent:

20030134417, Jul 17, 2003

Filed:

Feb 11, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/361586

Inventors:

Harvey Brandwein - Roslyn Heights NY, US
Samuel Coker - Dix Hills NY, US

Assignee:

Pall Corporation - East Hills NY

International Classification:

C12N005/08

US Classification:

435/372000

Abstract:

The present invention provides methods of harvesting rare cells from blood products and/or obtaining products of the rare cells. The method includes contacting a blood product containing rare cells with a porous medium, and selectively retaining rare cells of interest on the porous medium. The porous medium can be contacted with an elution fluid wherein a population of the rare cells is eluted from the porous medium. Rare cells selectively retained on the porous medium can be cultured on the porous medium, and products of the rare cells can be obtained.