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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2012
Applicants:
Alain Tornier, Saint-Ismier, FR;
Jean-paul Steib, Strasbourg, FR;
Christian Mazel, Le Plessis Robinson, FR;
Inventors:
Alain Tornier, Saint-Ismier, FR;
Jean-Paul Steib, Strasbourg, FR;
Christian Mazel, Le Plessis Robinson, FR;
Assignee:
Clariance, Dainville, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for nucleotomy of an intervertebral disk to create a nuclear space and a method for replacing a nucleus pulposus of an intervertebral disk after a nucleotomy are provided. The methods position a nuclear implant between two overlying and underlying vertebrae of a spine segment in the form of one or more continuous wire arranged as a stack of helices inside the nuclear space.