Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Intervertebral disc treatment devices and methods
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Application No.: US11877235Application Date: 2007-10-23
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Publication No.: US08349012B2Publication Date: 2013-01-08
- Inventor: William F. McKay
- Applicant: William F. McKay
- Applicant Address: US IN Warsaw
- Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Warsaw
- Main IPC: A61F2/44
- IPC: A61F2/44

Abstract:
Intervertebral disc treatment devices and methods are provided. An intervertebral disc treatment device includes a fibrous body sized for introduction into a disc cavity of a damaged disc wherein the body incorporates an effective amount of a tissue growth factor. Intervertebral disc treatment apparatuses are also described that include such a disc treatment device in combination with a delivery apparatus for retaining and selectively releasing the device into the disc cavity. Methods for treatment include providing a disc treatment device as described above and inserting the device into an opening in an annulus fibrous and into the disc cavity. The methods further include stimulating tissue growth within the disc cavity of the intervertebral disc.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080114458A1 INTERVERTEBRAL DISC TREATMENT DEVICES AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2008-05-15
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