Patent ID: 7935147
Filing Date: 2011-05-03
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method for deploying a therapeutic device to treat intervertebral disc tissue comprising: providing a therapeutic device and a longitudinal delivery tool having a proximal end and a distal end, the therapeutic device releasably attached to the distal end of said tool, said tool comprising: inserting the therapeutic device into the intervertebral disc; at least partially actuating the at least one proximal actuating member so that said therapeutic device begins to laterally expand; moving said at least one delivery support element in the proximal direction under tension thereby allowing or causing said therapeutic device to further laterally expand relative to the longitudinal axis of the delivery tool so as to be deployed proximate to intervertebral disc tissue; deploying said therapeutic device in the second, post-deployment configuration; and removing said longitudinal delivery tool.