Implant for closing an opening in the annulus fibrosus.

摘要

Shaped implant of a plug (20) for closing an opening (8) in the annulus fibrosus (5), wherein the cap (20) has on its upper side and its lower side elements (21, 22) stably anchored to the adjacent end plates (6, 7) of vertebral bodies (1, 2) and a deformable structure in the area between the upper side and the lower side.