US 11,925,488 B2
Tools and instruments for use with implantable encapsulation devices
Vincent So, San Diego, CA (US); Erik Olson, San Diego, CA (US); Michael Scott, San Diego, CA (US); Chad Green, San Diego, CA (US); Giacomo Strollo, San Diego, CA (US); Gustavo Prado, San Diego, CA (US); Craig McGreevy, San Diego, CA (US); Laura Martinson, San Diego, CA (US); and Donald Koenig, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to ViaCyte, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by ViaCyte, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/367,203.
Application 17/367,203 is a continuation of application No. 14/254,844, filed on Apr. 16, 2014, granted, now 11,051,900.
Prior Publication US 2021/0330414 A1, Oct. 28, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 50/00 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 50/00 (2016.02) [A61B 2050/0067 (2016.02)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device-fill pouch assembly (DFPA) comprising:
a pouch, a device case, and an implantable device disposed within the device case, wherein the device case and the implantable device are disposed within the pouch, wherein the pouch comprises:
a) a first sheet peelably adhered to a second sheet;
b) a first opening comprising an inlet system for use in loading the implantable device with living cells, wherein the inlet system comprises a spacer tube that extends interiorly into an inner space of the pouch between the first and second sheets;
c) a second opening comprising an outlet system for use in removing solution from the pouch; and
d) one or more transparent windows to view the implantable device within the pouch,
wherein the implantable device comprises an inlet port that extends through the spacer tube.