Patent ID: 8182533
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An implantable device for repairing a damaged intervertebral disc in a subject, the device comprising an elongated extendable device comprising a first elongated exterior unit and a second elongated interior unit, at least a portion of said second elongated interior unit being slidably engaged and interiorly disposed with said first elongated unit, said second elongated interior unit being extendable from a closed to an extended position relative to said first elongated exterior unit; a locking element threadably engaged with a locking element portal defined in the upper surface of said first elongated exterior unit, said locking element being capable of contacting said interiorly disposed second interior unit when said elongated interior unit has been slidably extended from a closed position to an extended position relative to said first elongated unit and said locking element is moved into a locked position; a centrally disposed anchoring activation member engaged with multiple anchoring elements connected to said second elongated interior unit, said activation member when selectively moved can cause coordinated movement of said multiple anchoring elements from a closed position to an anchored position; and multiple anchoring portals defined in at least one exterior wall of said first elongated exterior unit, said anchoring portals having a complementary number to the number of anchoring elements, said anchoring portals being sized and configured to permit bidirectional movement of said anchoring elements through said anchoring portals in response to movement of said anchoring activation member.