公开(公告)号：EP2173265A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-14

申请号：EP08772283.1

申请日：2008-06-30

申请人： Nuvasive, Inc.

发明人： HEIM, Stephen ,  PIMENTA, Luiz ,  EISERMANN, Lukas ,  McLEOD, Alan ,  REAH, Christopher ,  BUTCHER, Peter

IPC分类号： A61B17/70

CPC分类号： A61B17/562 ,  A61B17/0401 ,  A61B17/683 ,  A61B17/7064 ,  A61B17/86 ,  A61B2017/00526 ,  A61F2/4405

摘要： Implants and methods aimed at safely repairing and/or reconstructing the facet joint so as to provide the required flexibility and elasticity to support continued motion after the implant has been implanted in a facet joint.

摘要翻译： 旨在安全修复和/或重建小关节的植入物和方法，以提供所需的柔韧性和弹性，以在种植体植入小关节后支持持续运动。

公开(公告)号：EP2152205A1

公开(公告)日：2010-02-17

申请号：EP08746376.6

申请日：2008-04-18

申请人： Nuvasive, Inc.

发明人： EISERMANN, Lukas ,  MCLEOD, Alan ,  REAH, Christopher ,  BUTCHER, Peter ,  SHOSHTAEV, Eugene ,  VALENTINE, Keith

IPC分类号： A61F2/44

CPC分类号： A61F2/442 ,  A61F2/4611 ,  A61F2002/30006 ,  A61F2002/3008 ,  A61F2002/302 ,  A61F2002/30291 ,  A61F2002/30459 ,  A61F2002/30461 ,  A61F2002/30462 ,  A61F2002/30471 ,  A61F2002/30481 ,  A61F2002/305 ,  A61F2002/30578 ,  A61F2002/30733 ,  A61F2002/30772 ,  A61F2002/30919 ,  A61F2002/4495 ,  A61F2002/4628 ,  A61F2220/0025 ,  A61F2220/0066 ,  A61F2220/0075 ,  A61F2220/0091 ,  A61F2230/0065 ,  A61F2230/0091 ,  A61F2250/0015 ,  A61F2250/0098 ,  A61F2310/00017 ,  A61F2310/00023 ,  A61F2310/00131 ,  A61F2310/00149

摘要： A textile-based surgical implant that can be inserted through any number of suitable surgical approaches, including but not limited to lateral, anterior, anterior-lateral, posterolateral, and/or posterior approaches. When applied to spine surgery and inserted into an intervertebral disc space, the implant restores the normal height of the intervertebral disc space, while advantageously preserving the natural motion of the spine. The textile construction of the implant is beneficial because it is generally compliant and thereby restores and/or improves spinal motion. The compliant nature of the textile-based implant provides the required flexibility and elasticity to advantageously support physiological movements, as opposed to fusion surgery which forms a boney bridge between adjacent vertebral bodies. In addition, the porosity and biocompatibility of the textile-based implant facilitates tissue ingrowth throughout part or all of the implant, which helps to secure and encapsulate the implant in the intervertebral space.