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Patent US6126682 - Method for treating annular fissures in intervertebral discs - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA percutaneous method of repairing a fissure in the annulus pulposus includes placing an energy source adjacent to the fissure and providing sufficient energy to the fissure to raise the temperature to at least about 45-70� C. and for a sufficient time to cause the collagen to weld. An intervertebral...http://www.google.com/patents/US6126682?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6126682 - Method for treating annular fissures in intervertebral discsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6126682 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/153,552Publication dateOct 3, 2000Filing dateSep 15, 1998Priority dateAug 13, 1996Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS6099514, US6261311, US6290715, US6517568, US6547810, US6997941, US7282061, US7400930, US7647123, US8128619, US8187312, US8226697, US20030181964, US20040102824, US20040111136, US20040111137, US20080039908, US20080039909, US20080051859, US20080058910, US20080091252, US20080262583Publication number09153552, 153552, US 6126682 A, US 6126682A, US-A-6126682, US6126682 A, US6126682AInventorsHugh J. Sharkey, Joel Saal, Jeffrey Saal, John AshleyOriginal AssigneeOratec Interventions, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (100), Non-Patent Citations (92), Referenced by (122), Classifications (122), Legal Events (12) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod for treating annular fissures in intervertebral discs
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