Patent ID: 8088150

Claim:
A disc shunt delivery device for treating a degenerated intervertebral disc, the delivery device comprising: a first shaft having a first lumen extending from proximal to distal end, said first shaft further comprising a pointed distal tip, a second shaft having a second lumen extending from proximal to distal end, wherein a distal portion of said first shaft is extended beyond a distal end of said second shaft, and a longitudinal slit formed by overlapping a longitudinal edge of said first lumen and with a longitudinal edge of said second lumen, said longitudinal slit thereby connecting said first and second lumens, wherein said first shaft, second shaft and longitudinal slit comprises a first position and a second position, wherein in said first position, said first shaft, second shaft and longitudinal slit further comprise a trocar, wherein said trocar comprises a cross-section shaped to fit within said first lumen, second lumen and longitudinal slit entirely, and wherein in said second position, said trocar is withdrawn from said first lumen, second lumen and longitudinal slit.