Percutaneous intervertebral annular regeneration

A regeneration device for percutaneous intervertebral annular disc regeneration, said device comprising:

• a trocar including a distal end, a proximal end and a channel extending therebetween, said distal end having a sharp tip;
• a handle mounted to the proximal end of the trocar;
• a plunger including a rod extending through the handle and into the channel;
• a flexible catheter positioned within the channel and being coupled to the rod, said catheter including a plurality of ports, wherein the rod operates to push the catheter through the channel so that a portion of the catheter including the ports extends out of the distal end of the trocar;
• and
• a syringe coupled to the plunger and being in fluid communication with the catheter through the rod, said syringe providing a biochemical, biological and/or synthetic material to the catheter that flows out of the ports when the proximal end of the trocar is inserted into the disc.

A method for percutaneous intervertebral annular disc regeneration, said method comprising:

• providing a trocar with a sharp tip at a distal end and an inner cavity;
• providing a handle portion attached to a proximal end of the trocar;
• providing a plunger mounted to the handle portion;
• providing a catheter with multiple ports connected to the plunger and extended through the inner cavity;
• inserting the tip of the trocar into an intervertebral disc;
• extending the catheter within the intervertebral disc by pushing the plunger;
• administering a biochemical, biological and/or synthetic material through ports in the catheter alongside an annulus fibrosus of the disc after the catheter is extended;
• and
• removing the catheter from the intervertebral disc.