METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOVERY OF UMBILICAL CORD TISSUE DERIVED REGENERATIVE CELLS AND USES THEREOF

摘要

Methods for the extraction and processing of umbilical stem cells for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes are disclosed. The methods provide high regenerative cell numbers and high cell viability. Further, the methods do not require culturing the cells in serum or growth factors. Certain aspects of the present invention concern methods of processing tissue for use in regenerative medicine. In another aspect of the invention, the tissue is processed and the resulting cell preparation administered within one and the same medical procedure.