Patent ID: 8282681
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of performing spine surgery, comprising: creating an operative corridor to access a surgical target site within a spine; implanting a biocompatible prosthesis, said prosthesis comprising a core element at least partially encapsulated by a non-bioresorbable textile jacket, the jacket comprising a body portion having a pair of opposing vertebral contact surfaces configured to contact a surface of a vertebral body, and at least one textile flange extending from said body portion, at least a portion of said flange having a bioresorbable portion formed from bioresorbable fibers, said at least one flange having an aperture through which an opposing flange is interdigitated during use, said body portion of said prosthesis implanted within said surgical target site; attaching said flange to a bone segment adjacent said surgical target site; and closing said operative corridor.