30 results about "Degenerative disc" patented technology

In the repair/regenerate of the intervertebral disc, all or a portion of the nucleus pulposus or annulus fibrosus is excised and treated for reinsertion into the disc or adjacent or alternate level disc. Alternatively certain bioactive agents may be injected into the degenerative disc without excising disc material.

Disclosed are a mixed porous structure interbody fusion cage and a preparation method thereof. The interbody fusion cage comprises a porous metal support and porous structure filling bodies, the porous metal support is a three-dimensional net-shaped structure, a plurality of holes are arranged in the porous metal support, and the porous structure filling bodies are fully filled in the holes. The preparation method includes steps that the metal rapid forming technology is directly combined with the freeze drying technology, the porous metal support is manufactured via a structural design and the direct metal rapid forming technology, then uniformly mixed polymer gel or polymer/ biological ceramic compound gel is poured in the porous metal support to realize freeze treatment, so that the porous structure filling bodies with the micropore feature are formed after freeze drying, and the mixed porous structure interbody fusion cage is obtained. Mechanical compatibility is good, contact area between the mixed porous structure interbody fusion cage and natural centrum is further increased, instant stability is good, fusion rate is improved, and the mixed porous structure interbody fusion cage and the preparation method thereof can be used for treating clinical degenerative disc diseases.

The present invention provides a novel way to replenish the disc using retooled disc compositions to repair degenerative discs. There is no better source of proteoglycans than the actual disc material (6) itself. To this end, there has been developed a technique to remove the nucleus pulposus and retool the morphology of the nucleus pulposus to create a powder material (10) that is dry and can be stored at room temperature for long periods of time. This powder (10) can then be reconstituted with a variety of fluids, the most suitable being normal saline or lactated ringers to form a flowable mixture (20).

Systems, methods and computer program products for facilitating the prognosis of degenerative disc disorder (DDD) are provided. In one aspect, intervertebral disc loss is predicted based on receiving image data comprising one or more images of the human spine; segmenting, using a processor, disc regions of said one or more images; generating, using the processor, individual biomarkers based on texture features of said segmented disc regions; generating, using the processor, a predicting intervertebral disc loss based in part on the prognostic marker generated from the individual biomarkers.

Embodiments of the disclosure include methods and compositions related to preparation of fibroblasts for use of treatment and prevention of a degenerative disc in an individual. In particular cases, fibroblasts are subject to de-differentiation that results in enhancement of their therapeutic activity and such methods include exposure of the fibroblasts to one or more agents and/or conditions.

The present invention provides a novel way to replenish the disc using retooled disc compositions to repair degenerative discs. There is no better source of proteoglycans than the actual disc material (6) itself. To this end, there has been developed a technique to remove the nucleus pulposus and retool the morphology of the nucleus pulposus to create a powder material (10) that is dry and can be stored at room temperature for long periods of time. This powder (10) can then be reconstituted with a variety of fluids, the most suitable being normal saline or lactated ringers to form a flowable mixture (20).

Effective treatments of pain and/or inflammation from degenerative disc disease and/or facet joint are provided. Through the administration of an effective amount of at least one alpha adrenergic agonist at or near a degenerative disc and/or facet joint, one can reduce, prevent or treat pain and/or inflammation caused by the degenerative disc disease and/or facet joint.

The present invention provides a novel way to replenish the disc using retooled disc compositions to repair degenerative discs. There is no better source of proteoglycans than the actual disc material (6) itself. To this end, there has been developed a technique to remove the nucleus pulposus and retool the morphology of the nucleus pulposus to create a powder material (10) that is dry and can be stored at room temperature for long periods of time. This powder (10) can then be reconstituted with a variety of fluids, the most suitable being normal saline or lactated ringers to form a flowable mixture (20).

The present invention provides a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, a variant thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

A novel peptide of the present invention, a variant thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are effective for treating and/or preventing degenerative disc diseases, treating body organ fibrosis, treating cancer and/or treating glomerulosclerosis, and are effective for the inhibition of TGF-beta1 signaling.