Patents Assigned to Endospine, Ltd.
  • System for repairing inter-vertebral discs
    Patent number: 6428576
    Abstract: A method of ameliorating the adverse effects of a defect in the annulus fibrosus by applying a curable bio-compatible material to the defect, and curing that material, in situ, into a cross linked visco-elastic solid polymer adhering to remaining annulus fibrosus and thereby closing said defect. Alternatively, the bio-compatible material may be cross linked immediately before insertion into the annulus fibrosus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Endospine, Ltd.
    Inventor: David Haldimann