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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2010
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, CT (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, CT (US);
Spine Wave, Inc., Shelton, CT (US);
Abstract
A method for treating a diseased or damaged spinal disc comprises the steps of: (a) providing access to the nucleus pulposus through the annulus; (b) removing at least a portion of the nucleus pulposus to create an intradiscal space; (c) determining the size of the intradiscal space; and (d) sealably introducing under pressure a curable biomaterial through the annulus directly into the intradiscal space. The step of determining the size of the intradiscal space may be accomplished by expanding a compliant balloon within the intradiscal space using a contrast medium capable of visualization under fluoroscopy. The curable material is sealably introduced through a vented needle inserted through the opening. The curable biomaterial is introduced until a quantity of the material flows into the vent.