Implant for sealing and/or healing a defect in an annulus of an intervertebral disc

摘要

An implant for sealing and/or healing a defect in an annulus, comprising an area intended to encompass the defect. The implant is textile strip (6) that comprises a middle area (15) which is intended to encompass the defect and which is an oriented low-density embroidered structure for guided tissue ingrowth and reinforcement and end areas (14) adjacent to the middle area which are a high-density embroidered structure.