Patent ID: 8361007
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61L

Abstract:
1. A device for treatment of an intervertebral disc, the device comprising: a needle comprising a distal end, proximal end, an outside wall and a longitudinal lumen extending in from said distal end thereof, a first shunt comprising a first end, a second end and a middle portion, wherein at least a portion of said first end is located in said longitudinal lumen, and wherein said first shunt is lumenless, wherein said first shunt comprises pore sizes ranging from 301 micrometer to 1 nanometer, wherein said middle portion, when entering into the intervertebral disc, is distal to said first and second ends, wherein said first end comprises a distal portion adjacent to said middle portion, wherein said second end comprises a distal section adjacent to said middle portion, and wherein said distal portion of said first end contacts said distal section of said second end, when said first shunt is deployed in the intervertebral disc.