Neos Surgery, S.l.

Sciamma, Frederic

Lluís Chico Roca

Salvador Llas Vargas

Marc Serrahima Tornel

Montserrat Charles-Harris Ferrer

Ana Rodriguez Alonso

Pablo Clavel Laria

Frederic Sciamma

Ana Rodríguez Alonso

Jaume Coma Pedrals

Agustí Chico Roca

Antonio Viñas Garcia

Disclosed are tools and devices for use in repairing an intervertebral disc. The devices include an anchor configured to be secured in a vertebra adjacent the intervertebral disc and a prosthesis having an active part that is configured for placement inside the nucleus of the disc. The tools include an anchor placement tool that includes a chisel for carving the vertebra and a rotatable part that is used for engaging with and screwing the anchor into the vertebra. The tools also include a prosthesis placement tool that is configured to support and facilitate an attachment of the prosthesis to the anchor and to deploy the active part of the prosthesis in the nucleus of the disc. According to one embodiment the prosthesis placement tool is equipped with electronics for the purpose of verifying a corrected attachment of the prosthesis to the anchor. According to other embodiments, the electronics are included in a separate checker tool.

Apparatus and methods for repairing an intervertebral disc

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BADALONA, Spain

Lluís Chico Roca