Preparation of compositions to treat and treatment of osteoarthritis using adipose-derived stromal vascular fraction cells

[0103]The following description of embodiments may be exemplified by reference to collecting and processing tissue comprising adipose, but the principles described apply also to collection and processing of other tissue.

[0104]Reference is made to FIGS. 1-11 concerning features of an apparatus 300 useful for collection of tissue comprising adipose removed from a patient during a lipoplasty procedure and / or for post-collection, multi-step processing of collected adipose in a single container. In FIG. 1, the apparatus 300 is illustrated in a collection orientation. The collection orientation is the orientation in which the apparatus 300 may be placed during the collection of adipose removed from a patient during a lipoplasty procedure. The apparatus 300 may also be placed in the collection orientation during stages of the post-collection processing of collected tissue as described below. Accordingly, subsequent references herein to the orientation of the apparatus 300, such as top, bott