Methods of treating ischemic spasticity

US9220730B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• NEURALSTEM, INC. · US
• The Regents of the University of California · US

Inventors

• Karl K. Johe · Potomac, US
• Thomas Hazel · North Potomac, US
• Martin Marsala · San Diego, US
• Osamu Kakinohana · San Diego, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 9, 2013
• Grant date: Dec 29, 2015
• Expiry date: May 9, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12N2501/148
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates generally to methods of treating spasticity, rigidity, or muscular hyperactivity conditions by introducing a portion of an expanded population of neural stem cells into an area of a recipient spinal cord.