Patent ID: 7041140
Filing Date: 2006-05-09
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61L

Abstract:
1. A method of reducing fibroplasia proximate to a nerve, said method comprising: providing a device having a surface topography selected from the group consisting of: (i) an irregular outer surface characterized by a plurality of depressions, (ii) an outer surface defining a plurality of outwardly extending projections, (iii) a plurality of fins, and (iv) combinations thereof; and placing said device adjacent to said nerve, whereby fibroplasia in the vicinity of said device is reduced, wherein the device is placed within a void resulting from removal of a bone along at least one of a vertebral foramen or a spinal canal, and said outer surface is characterized by a plurality of depressions, the depressions having a span ranging from about 50 microns to about 4000 microns.