Patent ID: 8449490

Claim:
A device for treatment of an intervertebral disc, the device comprising: a solid needle comprising a distal end, a protruded step and a proximal end, wherein said protruded step is located between said distal end and said proximal end, wherein said proximal end has an outside wall, and wherein said protruded step comprises at least one barb, a disc shunt comprising a first portion, a second portion and a middle portion, wherein said middle portion approximates said protruded step, and engages said at least one barb, wherein said distal end of said solid needle erects from said middle portion, and said first and second portions of said disc shunt approximate said outside wall, wherein said distal end, protruded step and said middle portion are sized and configured to enter an intervertebral disc, and wherein said first and second portions of said disc shunt are located outside the intervertebral disc, and are sized and configured to house within a muscle, thereby drawing blood from the muscle into the intervertebral disc to alleviate back pain.