allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells
DrugCell implantation is carried out in the following steps:
- - Patient anesthesia
- - Identification of the external urinary sphincter and the incompetent area responsible for incontinence through intraurethral cystoscopy.
- - Resuspension of the cells by gentle manual shaking of the vials. Once the cells are resuspended, they will be used immediately.
- - Injection of the cell suspension with a long, fine needle (those usually used in endoscopic puncture, <22G) at 2 points of the sphincter that will coincide with the 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock position of the hands of a clock). The injection will be superficial, trying not to go deeper than 2 mm to create a wheal in each injection visible endoscopically.
- - Cellular remains, if any, and the vials used will be eliminated following the usual procedures used for the management of hospital surgical waste.