Intervertebral disc annulus stent
US7909879B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 9, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S623/902
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for repair and reconstruction of the spinal intervertebral disc wall, or annulus fibrosus, after surgical incision or pathologic rupture, which is inserted through an aperture into the disc. The device can be affixed to surrounding tissue employing a variety of means.
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