UMBILICAL CORD PRODUCTS
Disclosed herein, in certain instances, are tissue grafts derived from UCAM. Further disclosed herein, in certain instances, are use for tissue grafts derived from UCAM.
1 . A method of treating a wound in an individual in need thereof, comprising: contacting a wound of the individual with an umbilical cord powder, or with an umbilical cord product from which water has not been removed.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the umbilical cord powder or the umbilical cord product from which water has not been removed is derived from frozen or previously-frozen umbilical cord.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the umbilical cord powder or the umbilical cord product from which water has not been removed comprises amniotic membrane and Wharton's jelly.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the umbilical cord powder or the umbilical cord product from which water has not been removed consists essentially of umbilical cord-derived amniotic membrane.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the umbilical cord powder or the umbilical cord product from which water has not been removed is substantially free of a vein or artery.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the wound is an ulcer.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the ulcer is a foot ulcer, a diabetic foot ulcer, an arterial insufficiency ulcer, a venous stasis (VS) ulcer, or an ocular ulcer.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the wound is a burn, a laceration, an incision, an abrasion, a puncture, a penetration, necrosis, or damage to an eye.
9 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the umbilical cord product from which water has not been removed is a substantially-flattened sheet or tubular sheet, or is pulverized.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the umbilical cord powder or the umbilical cord product from which water has not been removed is cryopreserved, terminally sterilized, or a combination thereof.
11 . A method for reducing inflammation, scarring, or adhesion in a tissue in need thereof, comprising: contacting the tissue with an umbilical cord powder, or with an umbilical cord product from which water has not been removed.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the contacting occurs in vivo.
13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the umbilical cord powder or the umbilical cord product from which water has not been removed is derived from frozen or previously-frozen umbilical cord.
14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the umbilical cord powder or the umbilical cord product from which water has not been removed comprises amniotic membrane and Wharton's jelly.
15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the umbilical cord powder or the umbilical cord product from which water has not been removed consists essentially of amniotic membrane.
16 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the umbilical cord powder or the umbilical cord product from which water has not been removed is substantially free of vein or artery.
17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the umbilical cord powder or the umbilical cord product from which water has not been removed is cryopreserved, terminally sterilized, or a combination thereof.
18 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the tissue comprises an ulcer, a burn, a laceration, an incision, an abrasion, a puncture, a penetration, necrosis, or damage an eye.
19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the ulcer is a foot ulcer, a diabetic foot ulcer, an arterial insufficiency ulcer, a venous stasis (VS) ulcer, or an ocular ulcer.
20 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the umbilical cord product from which water has not been removed is a substantially-flattened sheet or tubular sheet, or is pulverized.