Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and spinal disc annulus stent
US6984247B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 12, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S623/902
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical method of repair and reconstruction of the spinal disc wall (annulus) after surgical invasion or pathologic rupture, incorporating suture closure, or stent insertion and fixation, designed to reduce the failure rate of conventional surgical procedures on the spinal discs.The design of the spinal disc annulus stent allows ingrowth of normal cells of healing in an enhanced fashion strengthening the normal reparative process.
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