Patent ID: 8226600

Claim:
A deployment device for deploying a conduit into an intervertebral disc, the deployment device comprising: a tubular sheath for puncturing the intervertebral disc, a conduit, wherein said conduit is sized and configured to fit at least partially within said tubular sheath, and wherein said conduit has a first end and a second end, and a plunger sized to at least partially fit within said tubular sheath and designed to deploy said conduit, said deployment device having a first position wherein said conduit is located at least partially within said tubular sheath, and said deployment device having a second position wherein said conduit has been expelled from said tubular sheath and wherein said first end is implanted into the intervertebral disc, and said second end of said conduit is implanted into a muscle, thereby re-establishing exchange of waste and nutrients between the intervertebral disc and muscle.