Patents by Inventor Devika Varma

Devika Varma has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for treating intervertebral disc degeneration
    Patent number: 10507178
    Abstract: An injectable carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) and methylcellulose (MC) hydrogel derived from the plant-based polysaccharide, cellulose, is provided which gels in situ and repairs the intervertebral disc in the spinal column or other cartilaginous tissues. One specific application is for replacement of the nucleus pulposus (NP), the central gelatinous region of the intervertebral disc, following injury or degeneration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Research Foundation of the City University of New York
    Inventors: Steven B. Nicoll, Devika Varma
  • METHOD FOR TREATING INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION
    Publication number: 20160324888
    Abstract: An injectable carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) and methylcellulose (MC) hydrogel derived from the plant-based polysaccharide, cellulose, is provided which gels in situ and repairs the intervertebral disc in the spinal column or other cartilaginous tissues. One specific application is for replacement of the nucleus pulposus (NP), the central gelatinous region of the intervertebral disc, following injury or degeneration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Steven B. Nicoll, Devika Varma