Implant for Sealing and/or Healing a Defect in an Annulus of an Intervertebral Disc

摘要

An implant for sealing and/or healing a defect in an annulus having an area intended to encompass the defect. The implant is a textile strip that has a middle area which is intended to encompass the defect and which is an oriented low-density embroidered structure for guided tissue ingrowth and reinforcement and end areas adjacent to the middle area which are a high-density embroidered structure.