InVivo Therapeutics to Begin First Clinical Trial of Neuro-Spinal Scaffold

InVivo Therapeutics announced that it has begun shipment of its investigational device, the Neuro-Spinal Scaffold for spinal cord injury patients, for initiation of its first clinical trial.

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The initial clinical site is The University of Arizona Medical Center in Tucson, and the trial aims to capture preliminary safety and effectiveness data of the Neuro-Spinal Scaffold. In preclinical studies, the scaffold promoted cell adhesion, neurite sprouting, the growth of remodeled spinal cord tissue containing myelinated axons and improved motor function.

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