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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Discgenics, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Inventors:
Valery Kukekov, Memphis, TN (US);
Christopher Duntsch, Centennial, CO (US);
Tatyana Ignatova, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
DiscGenics, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/077 (2010.01); A61K 35/22 (2015.01); A61K 35/32 (2015.01); A61K 35/12 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/0655 (2013.01); A61K 35/32 (2013.01); A61K 35/12 (2013.01); C12N 2500/25 (2013.01); C12N 2500/46 (2013.01); C12N 2500/90 (2013.01); C12N 2501/11 (2013.01); C12N 2501/115 (2013.01); C12N 2501/125 (2013.01); C12N 2501/15 (2013.01); C12N 2501/2302 (2013.01); C12N 2501/235 (2013.01); C12N 2501/2306 (2013.01); C12N 2501/392 (2013.01); C12N 2533/54 (2013.01); C12N 2533/78 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention provides an isolated disc stem cell population, compositions, and methods of obtaining and growing the same. Moreover, this invention provides an isolated discosphere, compositions, and methods of obtaining and growing the same. An artificial disc containing the cells of the present invention is provided together with methods of making the same. This invention also provides a method of treating a subject having a herniated disc utilizing the cells and methods of the invention.