INTERVERTEBRAL DISC ANNULUS REPAIR SYSTEM AND METHOD
摘要
A device for at least partially closing an aperture in an annulus fibrosus of an intervertebral disc of a patient comprises an implant delivery tool and an implant releasably coupled to the implant delivery tool. The implant delivery tool includes a substantially rigid outer tube having a sharpened distal tip, a body a body coupled to the proximal section of the outer tube, and a plunger assembly movable axially relative to the body and including a plunger member and a pusher tube coupled thereto and disposed within the outer tube. The implant includes first and second tissue anchors serially disposed within the distal section of the outer tube, and a flexible connecting element coupling the first and second tissue anchors including a knotless braided suture structure for adjusting the length of the flexible coupling element.
申请公布号
WO2011085321(A2)
申请公布日期
2011.07.14
申请号
WO2011US20699
申请日期
2011.01.10
申请人
ANULEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.;WALES, LAWRENCE W.;BENTLEY, ISHMAEL;DALEY, EMILY;LANCIAL, MICHAEL;BRADY, DALE
发明人
WALES, LAWRENCE W.;BENTLEY, ISHMAEL;DALEY, EMILY;LANCIAL, MICHAEL;BRADY, DALE