METHOD OF MAKING AN INTERVERTEBRAL DISC PROSTHESIS
First Claim
1. A method of treating a damaged or diseased intervertebral disc, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a curable biomaterial; and
performing the surgical steps of;
(a) accessing and preparing a site in the intervertebral disc for receipt of the biomaterial;
(b) delivering a quantity of the curable biomaterial to the prepared site; and
(c) at least partially curing the delivered biomaterial in such a manner that the at least partially cured biomaterial is retained in the prepared site to comprise an intervertebral prosthesis, and contouring the at least partially cured, retained biomaterial to achieve a desired conformation approximating that of the prepared site, wherein the steps of curing and contouring are accomplished substantially simultaneously by the use of a mold that retains the biomaterial in the prepared site during the step of curing.
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Abstract
A method of treating a diseased or damaged intervertebral disc having a nucleus pulposus and an annulus. The method includes the steps of accessing and preparing the intervertebral disc for receipt of the biomaterial by removing at least a portion of the nucleus pulposus to create a nuclear cavity. A quantity of the curable biomaterial is delivered under pressure to the nuclear cavity. The delivered biomaterial is at least partially cured in such a manner to retain it in the nuclear cavity. The at least partially cured biomaterial is contoured to achieve a desired conformation approximating that of the nuclear cavity.
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69 Claims
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1. A method of treating a damaged or diseased intervertebral disc, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a curable biomaterial; and
performing the surgical steps of;
(a) accessing and preparing a site in the intervertebral disc for receipt of the biomaterial;
(b) delivering a quantity of the curable biomaterial to the prepared site; and
(c) at least partially curing the delivered biomaterial in such a manner that the at least partially cured biomaterial is retained in the prepared site to comprise an intervertebral prosthesis, and contouring the at least partially cured, retained biomaterial to achieve a desired conformation approximating that of the prepared site, wherein the steps of curing and contouring are accomplished substantially simultaneously by the use of a mold that retains the biomaterial in the prepared site during the step of curing. - 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)
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26. A method of treating a diseased or damaged intervertebral disc having a nucleus pulposus and an annulus, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) accessing and preparing the intervertebral disc for receipt of the biomaterial by removing at least a portion of the nucleus pulposus to create a nuclear cavity;
(b) delivering under pressure a quantity of the curable biomaterial to the nuclear cavity; and
(c) at least partially curing the delivered biomaterial in such a manner that the at least partially cured biomaterial is retained in the nuclear cavity to comprise an intervertebral prosthesis, and contouring the at least partially cured, retained biomaterial to achieve a desired conformation approximating that of the nuclear cavity. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method of treating a diseased or damaged intervertebral disc, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) accessing and preparing a site in the intervertebral disc for receipt of the biomaterial;
(b) delivering under pressure through a first lumen a quantity of the curable biomaterial to the intervertebral disc; and
(c) venting though a second lumen a region proximate a distal end of the first lumen to a region exterior to the intervertebral disc, and at least partially curing the delivered biomaterial while retained in the intervertebral disc in such a manner that the at least partially cured biomaterial is contoured to comprise an intervertebral prosthesis. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A method of treating a damaged or diseased intervertebral disc, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a curable biomaterial; and
performing the surgical steps of;
(a) accessing and preparing a site in the intervertebral disc for receipt of the biomaterial;
(b) delivering a quantity of the curable biomaterial to a mold located at the prepared site; and
(c) at least partially curing the delivered biomaterial in such a manner that the at least partially cured biomaterial is retained in the mold at the prepared site to comprise an intervertebral prosthesis, the mold and prepared site cooperating to contour the at least partially cured biomaterial to achieve a desired shape of the intervertebral prosthesis.
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