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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2016
Rainbow Medical Ltd., Herzliya, IL;
Yossi Gross, Moshav Mazor, IL;
Gideon Fostick, Givat Shmuel, IL;
RAINBOW MEDICAL LTD., Herzliya, IL;
Abstract
Apparatus () for treating an intervertebral disc () of a subject is provided. The apparatus () includes at least three intra-pulposus exposed electrode surfaces (), which are configured to be implanted within a nucleus pulposus () of the disc (), at different respective locations; and one or more extra-pulposus exposed electrode surfaces (), which are configured to be implanted outside the nucleus pulposus (), in electrical communication with the disc (). Control circuitry () is configured to (a) configure the intra-pulposus exposed electrode surfaces () to be cathodes, and the one or more extra-pulposus exposed electrode surfaces () to be one or more anodes, and (b) drive the intra-pulposus exposed electrode surfaces () and the one or more extra-pulposus exposed electrode surfaces () to electroosmotically drive fluid into the nucleus pulposus () to increase pressure in the disc ().