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Family Bank: eticur

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About

Store your child's umbilical cord blood with eticur: health care - only different!  "What's in it for you? The good feeling of doing the right thing. After all, you make plans not only for today. You alone decide what health care looks like. Do. Your. Thing. We'll help you do it!"

Labs and Locations

In our cooperating laboratory at the Leipzig site, our stem cell experts take over. They prepare the cord blood and cord tissue for storage - this is done within 48-72 hours after birth. They also perform the quality check and extensively test the cord blood, cord tissue and a sample of maternal blood: for viruses, impurities and, if necessary, for the functionality of the stem cells. This is how we ensure the usability of your provision for the future. And at the end of the process, it's time to open the tank, put the lid on and go back to sleep! Independent of electricity and in the gas phase above liquid nitrogen: cryopreservation at -180° C.

Business Experience

  • eticur GmbH was originally a spin off from the University of Erlangen. 
  • The University of Erlangen has processed bone marrow since 1992, has operated their own GMP lab since 1998, and began cord blood banking 1999.
  • eticur has marketed cord blood banking since 2005. 
  • In July 2020, eticur was acquired by FamiCord

Collection Kit

  • the eti.box has contents of best quality
  • a bay-eye cannula creates an optimal blood flow during the collection of umbilical cord blood to increase the volume
  • a small amount of CPD, a so-called anticoagulant to prevent clotting of the cord blood, ensures better survival of the stem cells in the cord blood
  • the collection set is double-sterile packed and can therefore be used in the operating room even during a section

Transportation container

  • the umbilical cord blood and collection kit are transported in a thermally insulated box
  • the permissible temperature range of the box is 18-26 ° Celsius, 2 large gel pads serve to stabilize the temperature
  • to get a record of the temperature, a temperature logger is enclosed in the box

Shipping Info

  • we organize the delivery of the eti.box before birth with different transport service providers, depending on urgency
  • our customers receive the eti.box about 8 weeks before the calculated due date of birth
  • if the due date is very close, we need about 1-2 working days to deliver the eti.box (always assuming medical approval!)
  • the transport of the filled eti.box after collection is done by a special courier
  • the courier will be informed by the hospital after collection
  • the courier is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Processing Method

Our cooperating laboratory has the manufacturing authorization for the whole blood method.

Components Stored

  • quality control and cryopreservation takes place in the laboratory
  • successful processing is communicated by means of a storage confirmation, including final invoice
  • after completion of all tests and quality controls, a certificate including an overview of the diagnostic tests is sent out

Storage Method

  • storage is done by a current-independent method using liquid nitrogen
  • the preparations are stored in large cryotanks in the gas phase of cryogenic nitrogen at -180° Celsius
  • the blood bags and the metal cassettes are extremely cold-resistant and are particularly suitable for storage over very long periods
  • each main preparation in the bag is accompanied additionally by 5 small reserve samples for further testing prior to use.

Clinical Experience

So far, no cord blood collections in eticur family storage have yet been released for therapy.

Prices

The current prices can be viewed at any time under Produktkonfigurator - eticur

  • Customers receive an invoice only after successful storage.
  • If no collection can be made or the cord blood / cord tissue preparation cannot be stored, the parents will not have to pay any costs.
Address: Landsberger Str. 406, 81241 Munich, Germany