Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and spinal disc annulus stent

The present invention provides a system for annulus disc repair with and without the use of a patch or stent. The devices are particularly suited to the repair and/or reconstruction of the spinal disc wall (annulus) after surgical invasion or pathologic rupture, with reduced failure rate as compared...

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Main Authors JOSEPH C. III CAUTHEN, BRADLEY J. WESSMAN, BRIAN L. DUKART, RODNEY L. HOUFBURG, MATTHEW M. BURNS, LAWRENCE W. WALES
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 27.05.2010
Subjects
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS
CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES
DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS
DIAGNOSIS
DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
FIRST-AID KITS
FOMENTATION
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL
ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES
PROSTHESES
SURGERY
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Summary:The present invention provides a system for annulus disc repair with and without the use of a patch or stent. The devices are particularly suited to the repair and/or reconstruction of the spinal disc wall (annulus) after surgical invasion or pathologic rupture, with reduced failure rate as compared to conventional surgical procedures.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20100201773