Patents Assigned to Isto Technoliges, Inc.
  • Intervertebral disk repair, methods and devices therefor
    Patent number: 7879604
    Abstract: The present application discloses compositions, methods and devices for treatment of a degenerative intervertebral disc. A composition can comprise chondrocytes expressing type II collagen. These chondrocytes can be obtained from human cadavers up to about two weeks following death, and can be grown in vitro. The compositions can further comprise one or more biocompatible molecules. Treatment of a degenerative disc can comprise injecting or implanting a composition comprising the chondrocytes into a degenerative disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Isto Technoliges, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell S. Seyedin, Robert Spiro, H. Davis Adkisson, IV