Soft tissue impaction methods
US8361155B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 19, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00976
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods of providing soft tissue impaction using anchored implants are disclosed. In some embodiments, the soft tissue impaction provided by the anchored implants can facilitate intervertebral disc reconstruction. A method of soft tissue impaction includes displacing soft tissue from within a defective region of an anulus into a nuclear disc space of an intervertebral disc as it is driven within an outer surface of an adjacent vertebral body.
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