A Florida company, Stemlogix, a leader in providing veterinarians with innovative regenerative medicine solutions, has introduced a new technique for removing fatty tissue from horses to be used in stem cell treatments. The innovative technique is minimally invasive and doesn't leave a scar.
The stem cells can be directly injected into a diseased or damaged area in a horse's limb to accelerate healing and repair in horses suffering from tendon injuries, ligament injuries and/or arthritis.
Called VetLipo™ the technique was pioneered by a leading physician and Stemlogix Co-Founder, Dr. Sharon McQuillan. Dr. McQuillan has trained hundreds of human surgeons from around the world on minimally invasive lipoaspirate procedures and is now making similar cutting-edge techniques available to equine veterinarians.
The technique involves using a proprietary cannula and syringe which creates enough of a vacuum (without needing a vacuum pump) to remove, or aspirate, fat tissue from the base of the tail in horses. The incision needed is only about a millimeter and does not even require stitches. VetLipo™ is also designed to remove fat in a way that protects the millions of regenerative stem cells within the tissue.
Traditional techniques of removing fat tissue involve a more invasive surgical approach which requires stitches and tends to leave a noticeable scar on the horse.
The fat tissue that is extracted by the innovative VetLipo™ procedure can then be processed on-site with Stemlogix portable equipment and kits to isolate millions of regenerative stem cells.
Last year, Stemlogix launched its premier in-clinic stem cell therapy program which allows veterinarians to provide their patients highly viable stem cell therapy in an affordable, same-day procedure. The Stemlogix stem cell process can be performed in about an hour within a sterile environment with the use of the company’s portable clean room hood.
Stem cells have a limited lifespan outside of the body and by producing the stem cells on-site the viability of the cells is maintained. The cost of the Stemlogix therapy is far lower than traditional methods so it can be offered to more clients and it requires just one office visit for both fat tissue extraction and stem cell delivery.