APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CLOSURE OF FISSURES IN THE ANULUS FIBROSIS
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Nov 1, 2012
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Nov 16, 2011
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Nov 16, 2010
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Apparatus for repairing a defect in an anulus fibrosis surrounding an intradiscal space, the apparatus comprising a first surgical instrument having a distal end adapted for penetration through an annulus fibrosis on one side of a defect in the annulus fibrosis such that the distal end of the first surgical instrument enters into an intradiscal space; a flexible longitudinal fixation component temporarily coupled to the distal end of the first surgical instrument; and a second surgical instrument having a distal end adapted for penetration through an annulus fibrosis on the other side of a defect in the annulus fibrosis or through a defect in the annulus fibrosis, the distal end of the second surgical instrument including a device for capturing the flexible longitudinal fixation component within an intradiscal space and pulling the flexible longitudinal fixation component so as to repair the defect.
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