Soft tissue repair system

US9943297B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Globus Medical, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jody L. Seifert · Baumstown, US
• David C. Paul · Phoenixville, US
• Sean Suh · Milltown, US
• Colm McLaughlin · Glenside, US
• Marcin Niemiec · Norristown, US
• Aditya Ingalhalikar · Ashti, IN
• Daniel Davenport · Collegeville, US
• Jamie Carroll · Drexel Hill, US
• Chad Glerum · Pennsburg, US
• Edward Dwyer · Lehighton, US
• Noah Hansell · King of Prussia, US
• Mark Weiman · Coatesville, US
• Douglas Cahill · Lititz, US
• Adam Friedrich · Cinnaminson, US
• Michelle Kofron · Norristown, US
• Vipin Kunjachan · Jeffersonville, US
• Ed Reilley · Boyertown, US
• Damien O'Halloran · King of Prussia, US
• William S. Rhoda · Media, US
• Brian Malm · Arlington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 11, 2011
• Grant date: Apr 17, 2018
• Expiry date: Dec 2, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2002/4495
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A soft tissue repair system is provided for covering or filling openings in the annulus of an intervertebral disc. The soft tissue repair system uses a single plug or a combination of a first plug and a second plug. The second plug is a flowable plug such as an adhesive material or a material that hardens to a flexible plug material. Each plug is configured to close the opening in the annulus and can be positioned within the opening, over the opening at the exterior surface or over the opening at the interior surface. The plug can also be combined with a clamping mechanism that engages the annulus to secure the plug in the opening.