Patent ID: 9095443
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of replacing at least part of the nucleus pulposus of an intervertebral disc in a patient's body, said method comprising the steps of: inserting an implant receptacle into a void within the intervertebral disc; inserting a fluid implant substance into a cavity within the implant receptacle; treating the implant substance so as to change the implant substance from a fluid state to a solid state; wherein the implant receptacle and implant substance form an implant within the void; and wherein the step of treating the implant substance includes providing energy to the implant substance from an energy source located outside the patient's body; and application of the energy causes an exothermic reaction within the implant substance which results in the change in the implant substance from a fluid state to a solid state; and wherein the implant substance is created by mixing a silicone-based polymer with a plurality of carbon nanotubes.