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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2011
Joseph C. Cauthen, Iii, Gainesville, FL (US);
Matthew M. Burns, Orono, MN (US);
Lawrence W. Wales, Maplewood, MN (US);
Brian L. Dukart, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Bradley J. Wessman, Wilmington, NC (US);
Rodney L. Houfburg, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Paul Burmeister, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Joseph C. Cauthen, III, Gainesville, FL (US);
Matthew M. Burns, Orono, MN (US);
Lawrence W. Wales, Maplewood, MN (US);
Brian L. Dukart, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Bradley J. Wessman, Wilmington, NC (US);
Rodney L. Houfburg, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Paul Burmeister, Maple Grove, MN (US);
KRT Investors, Inc., Trophy Club, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and devices for annulus disc repair with and without the use of a patch or stent. The methods and devices are particularly suited to the repair and/or reconstruction of the spinal disc wall (annulus) after surgical invasion or pathologic rupture, with reduced failure rate as compared to conventional surgical procedures.