Patent ID: 11903843
Assignee: CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 19:
20. An intervertebral stabilization kit, comprising:
a tissue-engineered intervertebral disc configured to fit within an intervertebral space between a first vertebra and a second vertebra;
a bioresorbable plate to secure the tissue-engineered intervertebral disc between the first vertebra and the second vertebra, wherein the bioresorbable plate comprises a plurality of openings; and
a plurality of bioresorbable screws configured to be received in the plurality of openings and thereby to secure the bioresorbable plate with the first vertebra and the second vertebra, wherein the plurality of bioresorbable screws are configured to degrade at a slower rate or over a longer period of time relative to the bioresorbable plate.