- Patent Title: Nuclear implant apparatus and method following partial nuclectomy
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Application No.: US15342161Application Date: 2016-11-03
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Publication No.: US10524923B2Publication Date: 2020-01-07
- Inventor: Nadi S. Hibri , W. Loren Francis , Mark A. Novotny
- Applicant: SPINAL STABILIZATION TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Applicant Address: US TX San Antonio
- Assignee: SPINAL STABILIZATION TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Current Assignee: SPINAL STABILIZATION TECHNOLOGIES LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX San Antonio
- Agency: Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
- Main IPC: A61F2/44
- IPC: A61F2/44 ; A61F2/46 ; A61F2/30

Abstract:
An expandable implant for augmenting a damaged or otherwise torn posterior annulus fibrosus. The implant is deployable into an evacuated posterior disc space following a subtotal nuclectomy. The implant includes an inflatable balloon which is fixed to the annulus fibrosus to protect against migration. When inflated with a curable polymer, the posterior wall of the implant is intimately disposed along the inner surface of the annulus fibrosus to provide a substantially fluid-tight seal of the annular tear or defect and reinforce the weakened posterior annulus. The anterior wall of the implant sequesters the nuclear remnant to guard against disc remnant herniation. The implant can restore intradiscal pressure and disc height. An integrated posterior reinforcement band creates a strong, yet flexible and resilient structure, resistant to penetration of the implant through the annular tear or defect.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170128222A1 Nuclear Implant Apparatus and Method Following Partial Nuclectomy Public/Granted day:2017-05-11
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