The invention relates to an automatic device for the insertion of a stylet and cannula to a predefined depth within a bone, said depth being irrespective of the thickness of the tissue above the bone, which comprises: (a) a trigger unit for activating the device; (b) a barrel; (c) a probe unit within said barrel which is driven by a secondary spring, said probe unit comprises one or more probing needles at a distal end, and an anvil at a proximal end for defining an end of movement location for a hammer unit; (d) a hammer unit which is driven by a main spring, said hammer unit comprises a stylet at its distal end, a core at its proximal end, and a piston in between said core and stylet, wherein said stylet is inserted to within a cannula, and wherein when said hammer unit is positioned at said end of movement location, a tip of the stylet which is longer than said one or more probing needles is located a distance farther to the distal direction from the respective ends of said probing needles; and (e) one or more grasping units; wherein activation of said trigger unit follows by, (f) release of said second spring which in turn pushes said probing needles of said probe unit toward the patient's bone, up to a point of contact with the bone surface; (g) grasp of the anvil of said probe unit by said grasping units, when said contact of the probing needles with the patient's bone occurs; and (h) release of said main spring, which in turn pushes said hammer unit up to said end of movement location, thereby inserting said cannula to a depth of within the patient's bone.

To provide an autoserum-containing bone marrow cell culture system, whereby bone marrow cells, which are collected from a subject without using an anticoagulant, are subjected to an anticoagulation treatment using a medium in a liquid-tight state, cultured and then further cultured using the serum of said subject which is prepared in a liquid-tight state; an autoserum-containing bone marrow cell culture method; and a method for producing a medicinal composition which comprises, as the active ingredient, autoserum-containing cultured bone marrow cells. [Solution] An autoserum-containing bone marrow cell culture system for culturing bone marrow cells, which are collected from a subject without using an anticoagulant, using the serum of said subject, said system comprising a bone marrow cell suspension-storing device, a collected blood-storing device, an autoserum-acquiring device, and a bone marrow cell-culturing device.

The embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to systems, devices and methods for the fractionation, isolation, extraction and processing of the adipose supernatant layer of a bone marrow aspirate. In particular, the various embodiments relate to systems, devices, and methods of obtaining, utilizing, and processing the adipose supernatant layer of a bone marrow aspirate as a source of mesenchymal stem cells.

A triple syringe system that allows for a larger output of autologous conditioned plasma (ACP) is provided. Autologous blood or bone marrow aspirate can be introduced into a nested set of syringes, which are subjected to centrifugation to obtain two or more of blood or bone marrow fractions including a first fraction and a second fraction. The first fraction can be transferred from the first syringe to the second and third syringes to obtain the ACP.

A system for filtering or treating blood of a subject is provided herein. The system includes a bone port for establishing fluid communication with a bone marrow of the bone and a return port for returning blood from the bone marrow to a circulation of the subject. The system further includes a blood treatment or filtering device interposed between the bone and return ports thereby establishing a mini-circulatory system.

The present invention provides for a removable second stage biocompatible substrate filter that includes biocompatible implant material configured to trap second stage operative particulate matter that may include at least one of bone fragments, plasma, stem cells, cellular matter, and growth factors captured from irrigation fluid. The second stage biocompatible substrate filter may be configured to combine with bone fragments captured from irrigation fluid by a first stage filter and may be configured to be operable with a reaming and collection device.

The invention relates to a system, comprising: a) a sample processing unit, comprising an input port and an output port coupled to a rotating container having at least one sample chamber, the sample processing unit configured provide a first processing step to a sample or to rotate the container so as to apply a centrifugal force to a sample deposited in the chamber and separate at least a first component and a second component of the deposited sample; and b) a sample separation unit coupled to the output port of the sample processing unit, the cell separation unit comprising separation column holder (42), a pump (64) and a plurality of valves (1-11) configured to at least partially control fluid flow through a fluid circuitry and a separation column (40) positioned in the holder, the separation column configured to separate labeled and unlabeled components of sample flowed through the column.

The invention relates to a system, comprising: a) a sample processing unit, comprising an input port and an output port coupled to a rotating container having at least one sample chamber, the sample processing unit configured provide a first processing step to a sample or to rotate the container so as to apply a centrifugal force to a sample deposited in the chamber and separate at least a first component and a second component of the deposited sample; and b) a sample separation unit coupled to the output port of the sample processing unit, the cell separation unit comprising separation column holder (42), a pump (64) and a plurality of valves (1-11) configured to at least partially control fluid flow through a fluid circuitry and a separation column (40) positioned in the holder, the separation column configured to separate labeled and unlabeled components of sample flowed through the column.

Embodiments of the present invention relate generally the use of certain compositions, e.g., compositions comprising a glutathione precursor and a selenium source, in the therapy of viral diseases and/or reducing the incidence of viral diseases. Related embodiments of the present invention relate to treatment and/or reducing the incidence of respiratory ailments caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) or hemorrhagic fever (EHF) caused by Ebola viruses (EBV) or Marburg virus. Yet in other embodiments, the invention relates to reducing metal toxicity in a biological system, which involves contacting the biological system with a composition comprising a glutathione precursor and a selenium source, optionally together with a chelating agent, an antioxidant, a metallothioneine protein or a fragment of metallothioneine.

A method for purifying and harvesting certain cell populations in blood or bone marrow by depleting at least one of red blood cells, granulocytes, or platelets from a sample comprising blood, bone marrow, or stromal vascular fraction cells separated from adipose tissue is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a sterile, single use rigid, self-supporting cartridge within which the automated depletion, purification and harvesting of target cell populations occurs and all components may be distributed.