Intervertebral disc repair
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1. A compression device for compressing a dysfunctional intervertebral disc, said compression device comprising:
- an arcuate compression member having a compression surface, said compression surface having a concave curvature within a horizontal plane extending therethrough, said concave curvature sized and configured to extend at least partway around and engage the intervertebral disc, said compression surface having a convex curvature within a vertical plane extending therethrough, and a compression means for pressing said compression surface against the dysfunctional intervertebral disc.
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Abstract
A saddle-shaped compression device and methods of fastening a dysfunctional intervertebral disc are used to (1) compress a protrusion to alleviate nerve impingement, (2) fortify the annulus to stabilize a motion segment, (3) minimize the inward/outward bulging and delamination of the annulus, (4) atrophy the nerve to treat discogenic pain, (5) correct the curvature of spinal deformities, (6) elevate the disc space to treat spinal stenosis, and (7) seal the seepage of nucleus pulposus from a herniated disc.
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1. A compression device for compressing a dysfunctional intervertebral disc, said compression device comprising:
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an arcuate compression member having a compression surface, said compression surface having a concave curvature within a horizontal plane extending therethrough, said concave curvature sized and configured to extend at least partway around and engage the intervertebral disc, said compression surface having a convex curvature within a vertical plane extending therethrough, and a compression means for pressing said compression surface against the dysfunctional intervertebral disc. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A trocar for puncturing through a dysfunctional intervertebral disc into an end plate for creating a bleeding site, said trocar comprising:
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an elongated body having a sharp distal tip and a resilient curvature proximate said distal tip, a handle attached to a proximal end of said elongated body, and a generally rigid sleeve locatable around said resilient curvature. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48)
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49. A method of compressing a dysfunctional intervertebral disc, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) opening a resilient disc clamp;
(b) locating said disc clamp around a majority of the dysfunctional intervertebral disc;
(c) and releasing said disc clamp, thereby allowing said disc clamp to compress the disc. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A method of compressing a dysfunctional intervertebral disc, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) pressing a disc compression surface of a disc compression member against the dysfunctional intervertebral disc;
(b) attaching said disc compression member to a vertebra. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75)
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