Patent ID: 9095442
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: A61B,A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of treating an intervertebral disc comprising: providing a first delivery tool having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the distal portion carrying a treatment device having a first configuration in which the treatment device has a first length and a first width; providing at least one second delivery tool having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the distal portion carrying at least one affixation device configured to affix said treatment device to the intervertebral disc tissue; introducing the distal portion of the first delivery tool and the treatment device at least partially into the intervertebral disc and causing the treatment device to transition to a second configuration in which the treatment device has a second length and a second width, wherein the second length is shorter than the first length and the second width is wider than the first width; introducing the distal portion of said at least one second delivery tool at least partially into the intervertebral disc; deploying the at least one affixation device into, or through, a portion of the annulus and a portion of the treatment device so as to, at least partially, secure said treatment device to the intervertebral disc; removing said at least one second delivery tool; and removing said first delivery tool.