Abstract: Methods for the diagnosis and treatment of ischemic spinal conditions, degenerative disc disease, back pain and/or other tissue pathologies. Patients with ischemic spine disease can be categorized into subsets that are deemed to have potential to respond to therapy. In particular, therapies are disclosed which involve stimulation of neovascularization so as to increase perfusion of spinal and other anatomies.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 15, 2013
Date of Patent:
January 18, 2022
Assignees:
Venturis Thereuptics, Inc.
Inventors:
Vance Gardner, Hon Yu, Kenneth A. Thomas, Thomas J. Stegmann, John W. Jacobs, Tugan Muftuler, Shadfar Bahri, Edwin Anderson