Method of providing cells and other biologic materials for transplantation
Patent Number: 6793677
Date of First Priority Issue: Friday August 13th, 1999
Date Issued: Tuesday September 21st, 2004
Assignee: Unknown Assignee(s)
Inventor: Ferree, Bret A. (Cincinnati, OH
From Class: Extraction/Preservation
Comments: No comments
This patent teaches ways of using cells and stem cells from the nucleus pulposus for the treatment of degenerative back diseases. Since lower back pain is a major medical concern, various stem cell therapeutics are being considered for stimulation of the nucleus pulposus cellular content, so as to regenerate degenerate discs.
The cells used in this patent do not necessarily have to be autologous.
View this patent on the USPTO website.
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