Implantable tissue repair device
AssigneeAdvanced Bio Surfaces, Inc.
InventorsQi-Bin Bao, Hansen A. Yuan
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Abstract
A surgical device and related method and kit for use in sealing a biological aperture in situ. In one embodiment, the device is provided in the form of an expandable, porous material such as poly(vinyl alcohol).
Claims61
A device for sealing a biological aperture in situ, the device comprising a porous, expandable material adapted to be sealably positioned within the biological aperture and to permit natural tissue ingrowth into the device, wherein the aperture is in the annulus of an intervertebral disc.
A method for sealing a biological aperture in situ, the method comprising the use of a device comprising a porous, expandable material adapted to be sealably positioned within the biological aperture and to permit natural tissue ingrowth into the device, wherein the aperture is in the annulus of an intervertebral disc.
A device for sealing a biological aperture in situ, the device comprising a porous, expandable material adapted to be sealably positioned within a biological aperture and to permit natural tissue ingrowth into the device, wherein the aperture is provided in the annulus of an intervertebral disc, the material comprises poly(vinyl alcohol), and the device is adapted to be delivered to and positioned within the aperture, in conformity with the dimensions of the aperture, using minimally invasive techniques.
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