Stabilized intervertebral disc barrier
US7553329B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 21, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00976
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Presented are new resilient sheet-like surgical meshes that may be compressed for minimally invasive delivery in the intervertebral discs. According to one or more embodiments, the surgical mesh can be robust, fatigue resistant, stable and capable of withstanding the dynamic environment generic to intervertebral discs.
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