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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2005
Keith Collins, Milford, CT (US);
Thomas G. Wilson, Guilford, CT (US);
Jared Walkenhorst, Fairfield, CT (US);
Dennis Lee, Milford, CT (US);
Andrew Carter, Trumbull, CT (US);
John Pafford, Eads, TN (US);
Mark D. Loguidice, Southport, CT (US);
Lance Middleton, Soddy Daisy, TN (US);
Lawrence Boyd, Durham, NC (US);
Keith Collins, Milford, CT (US);
Thomas G. Wilson, Guilford, CT (US);
Jared Walkenhorst, Fairfield, CT (US);
Dennis Lee, Milford, CT (US);
Andrew Carter, Trumbull, CT (US);
John Pafford, Eads, TN (US);
Mark D. LoGuidice, Southport, CT (US);
Lance Middleton, Soddy Daisy, TN (US);
Lawrence Boyd, Durham, NC (US);
Spine Wave, Inc., Shelton, CT (US);
Abstract
A method for treating a herniated spinal disc between opposing vertebral bodies having a damaged outer annulus and an inner nucleus pulposus comprises the steps of: providing access to the nucleus pulposus through the annulus; removing at least a portion of the nucleus pulposus to create an intradiscal space; applying a first distraction force on the opposing vertebral bodies from within the intradiscal space; applying a second distraction force on the opposing vertebral bodies externally of the intradiscal space; and introducing a curable biomaterial through the annulus access directly into the intradiscal space. The first distraction force is applied within the disc space to distract the anterior aspect of the intradiscal space, while the second distraction force is applied exterior to the disc to act on the posterior aspect of the vertebral bodies. The first distraction force is applied prior to the application of the second distraction force and then removed. The second distraction force is maintained during the introduction of the biomaterial into the intradiscal space.