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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2003
Applicants:
Michael Slivka, Taunton, MA (US);
Hassan Serhan, South Easton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Slivka, Taunton, MA (US);
Hassan Serhan, South Easton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Depuy Acromed, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A minimally invasive spinal disc defect repair method is disclosed. The method relates to insertion of disc defect repair materials that are substantially two-dimensionally shaped and which allow for insertion and preferably self retention within the disc defect with plugging of the annulus fibrosis.