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dear judith, would you happen to have the original website address from which this article is quoted? would greatly appreciate it. thanks, ariela ---- Judith Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > BresaGen says to develop catheter for brain cells > > THEBARTON, South Australia, Sept 26, 2001 (Reuters) - Australian stem > cell firm BresaGen Ltd. announced on Wednesday plans to develop and > distribute a specialized catheter used to deliver cells into the brain > to treat Parkinson's disease. > > The catheter will be developed by Image-Guided Neurologics, a > medical device company based in Melbourne, Florida, and BresaGen > will have an exclusive license to commercialize the device, the > companies said in a statement. > > BresaGen said it will test the cell delivery catheter in pre-clinical > research studies at several universities. IGN has first rights to > negotiate > an exclusive agreement for distribution of the catheter once FDA > approval is obtained. > > "The cell delivery catheter that is being developed will cause minimal > damage to brain tissue. The catheter tip is visible under magnetic > resonance imaging, allowing cells to be delivered to target locations > with greater accuracy than possible with currently used catheters,'' > BresaGen chief scientific officer Dr. Allan Robins said. > > Studies have demonstrated that Parkinson's disease symptoms can be > improved by transplanting dopamine-secreting cells > into the striatum of the brain, with accurate cell delivery a critical > part of the procedure, Bresagen said. > > The company, which has a U.S. subsidiary BresaGen Inc., said it is > developing a comprehensive cell therapy product line > that includes cells derived from stem cells, catheter devices to > accurately deliver the cells into target locations, and imaging > technologies to evaluate affected tissue. > Copyright © 2001 Yahoo! Inc. > > > -- > Judith Richards, London, Ontario, Canada > [log in to unmask] > EASE THE BURDEN > FIND A CURE > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > __________________________________________________ FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all in one place. Sign Up Now! http://www.onebox.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn