Inventors:
Joseph Cauthen - Gainesville FL, US
Matthew Burns - Orono MN, US
Lawrence Wales - Maplewood MN, US
Brian Dukart - Brooklyn Park MN, US
Bradley Wessman - Wilmington NC, US
Rodney Houfburg - Prior Lake MN, US
Paul Burmeister - Maple Grove MN, US
International Classification:
A61B 17/84, A61F 2/44
Abstract:
The present invention provides methods and devices for annulus disc repair with and without the use of a patch or stent. The methods and 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.