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WO2021015887A1 - Greffe de disque biologique et méthode permettant de soulager la douleur lombaire et la douleur articulaire - Google Patents

Greffe de disque biologique et méthode permettant de soulager la douleur lombaire et la douleur articulaire Download PDF

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WO2021015887A1
WO2021015887A1 PCT/US2020/037620 US2020037620W WO2021015887A1 WO 2021015887 A1 WO2021015887 A1 WO 2021015887A1 US 2020037620 W US2020037620 W US 2020037620W WO 2021015887 A1 WO2021015887 A1 WO 2021015887A1
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Definitions

  • the normal discs of the spine are designed to absorb shock, but allow movement that places the spine in positions to help with the activities of daily living.
  • regions of the spine including the lumbar spine and cervical spine, are often subjected to degenerative disc disease, resulting in the breakdown of the ability of the disc to absorb shock. This degeneration increases stress to the surrounding spine, especially in the bones of the vertebral body.
  • the anterior approach is fraught with potential complications, including scarring of the great vessels (aorta and vena cava), potential damage to the small and large intestines, the potential of retrograde ejaculation in males, damage to the ureters, and abdominal wall muscle injury.
  • these artificial discs fail, the approach to remove or replace them also requires the same anterior approach. In some instances, removal or replacement of these artificial discs can be life threatening.
  • Degeneration also occurs in various joints throughout the body. Either through age, disease, or physical injury, the layer of joint cartilage that cushions and lubricates joint movement wears away. Eventually, the cartilage is completely lost and the resulting bone-on-bone contact is extremely painful. While larger joints may benefit from cartilage grafts, smaller joints may require a joint fusion or a total artificial replacement.
  • a biological replacement disc graft is described.
  • the graft includes first and second bone endplates, and a fibrocartilage layer positioned between the first and second bone endplates.
  • the fibrocartilage layer is between 1-10 mm thick.
  • the fibrocartilage layer comprises pubic symphysis.
  • the pubic symphysis is sourced from a human cadaver.
  • the bone and fibrocartilage layer are decellularized.
  • the bone endplates are milled to fit within the intervertebral disc space and engage the opposing vertebrae surfaces within the space.
  • the bone endplates are milled to fit within a joint space and engage the opposing bone surfaces within the space.
  • the joint is selected from the group consisting of: a carpometacarpal joint, a metacarpophalangeal joint, a interphalangeal joint, a metatarsal phalangeal joint, a wrist-bone articulation joint, a tarsal -metatarsal joint, a calcaneo cuboid joint, a cuenonavicular joint, a acromio-clavicular joint, a sterno-clavicular joint, a spinal facet joint, a talar joint, a talonavicular joint, and a talo-calcaneal joint.
  • the graft further includes a push-to-lock mechanism in contact with at least one of the first and second bone endplates.
  • a method for making a biological disc graft is also described. The method includes the steps of isolating a pubic symphysis containing fibrocartilage from a cadaver, such that the fibrocartilage includes a portion of bone on both sides of the fibrocartilage, milling the isolated joint to a desired thickness and shape; and
  • the biological disc graft is milled to fit within the intervertebral disc space.
  • the method further includes the step of capping at least one of the bone portions with a push-to-lock mechanism.
  • the biological disc graft is milled to fit within a joint space.
  • the joint is selected from the group consisting of: a carpometacarpal joint, a metacarpophalangeal joint, a interphalangeal joint, a metatarsal phalangeal joint, a wrist-bone articulation joint, a tarsal -metatarsal joint, a calcaneo cuboid joint, a cuenonavicular joint, a acromio-clavicular joint, a sterno-clavicular joint, a spinal facet joint, a talar joint, a talonavicular joint, and a talo-calcaneal joint.
  • a minimally invasive method for implanting a biological disc graft to treat back or neck pain includes the steps of making an incision in the annulus fibrosus of the intervertebral disc, removing a volume of nucleus pulposus equal to the volume of biological disc graft, and inserting the biological disc graft into the space previously occupied by the volume of nucleus pulposus.
  • the incision is made laterally, anteriorly, or posteriorly to the intervertebral disc.
  • kits for use in the treatment of back, neck, or joint pain includes at least one biological disc graft having first and second bone endplates, and a fibrocartilage layer positioned between the first and second bone endplates.
  • the kit includes at least one biological disc graft having one bone endplate and a fibrocartilage layer positioned adjacent to the one bone endplate.
  • a method for the total replacement of an intervertebral disc using the biological disc graft of the present invention includes the steps of removing the annulus fibrosus and nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc; removing cartilaginous endplates of the vertebral bodies above and below the
  • intervertebral disc and inserting the biological disc graft into the intervertebral disc space; wherein the bone endplates of the biological disc graft are seated in the space previously occupied by the cartilaginous endplates.
  • a method for the total replacement of a joint using the biological disc graft of the present invention is also described.
  • the method includes the steps of removing cartilaginous endplates of the bones above and below the joint; and inserting the biological disc graft into the joint space.
  • Figure 1A through Figure ID depict a pubic symphysis joint before and after excision.
  • Figure 1 A depicts the pubic symphysis in the pelvic bone.
  • Figure IB depicts the cross-sectional shape of the pubic symphysis.
  • Figure 1C depicts a close-up view of the pubic symphysis joint with exemplary cut lines.
  • Figure ID depicts the excised pubic symphysis joint with bone endplates prior to milling to shape.
  • Figure 2 is a flowchart depicting an exemplary method of making a biological disc graft.
  • Figure 3 A and Figure 3B depict exemplary methods of biological disc graft entry into a subject’s intervertebral disc space.
  • Figure 3 A depicts top-down and side views of an exemplary intervertebral disc with surrounding vertebrae structures.
  • Figure 3B depicts exemplary surgical entry points for inserting a biological disc graft that has been milled to shape.
  • Figure 4 depicts variations of biological disc graft implant orientations within the intervertebral disc space.
  • Figure 5 A through Figure 5C depicts exemplary techniques of implanting a biological disc graft into a subject’s intervertebral disc space.
  • Figure 5 A depicts the preparation of the intervertebral disc space.
  • Figure 5B depicts total disc replacement with annulus fibrosus removed.
  • Figure 5C depicts total disc replacement with annulus fibrosus preserved.
  • Figure 6 is a flowchart depicting an exemplary method of repairing or replacing an intervertebral disc using a biological disc graft.
  • Figure 7 depicts an exemplary talo-calcaneal joint graft.
  • Figure 8 depicts an exemplary talonavicular joint graft.
  • Figure 9 depicts an exemplary calcaneo-cuboid joint graft.
  • Figure 10 depicts an exemplary tarsal-metatarsal joint graft.
  • Figure 11 depicts an exemplary interphalangeal joint graft.
  • Figure 12 depicts an exemplary acromio-clavicular joint graft.
  • Figure 13 depicts an exemplary stemo-clavicular joint graft.
  • to“alleviate” a disease, defect, disorder, or condition means reducing the severity of one or more symptoms of the disease, defect, disorder, or condition.
  • biocompatible refers to any material, which when implanted in a subject, does not provoke an adverse response in the subject.
  • a biocompatible material when introduced into an individual, is not toxic or injurious to that individual, nor does it induce immunological rejection of the material in the mammal.
  • a“graft” refers to a cell, tissue, or organ that is implanted into an individual, typically to replace, correct, or otherwise overcome a defect.
  • a graft may further comprise a scaffold.
  • the cell, tissue, or organ may consist of cells that originate from the individual; this graft is referred to herein by the following
  • a graft comprising cells from a genetically different individual of the same species is referred to herein by the following interchangeable terms:“allograft”, “allogeneic transplant”,“allogeneic implant”, and“allogeneic graft”.
  • a graft from an individual to his identical twin is referred to herein as an“isograft”, a“syngeneic transplant”, a“syngeneic implant”, or a“syngeneic graft”.
  • A“xenograft”,“xenogeneic transplant”, or“xenogeneic implant” refers to a graft from one individual to another of a different species.
  • the term“grafting” refers to implanting a graft into an individual to treat or alleviate a defect, such as a tissue defect, bone defect, or joint defect.
  • Growth factor refers to a substance that is effective to promote the growth of cells.
  • Growth factors include, but are not limited to, basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), acidic fibroblast growth factor (aFGF), epidermal growth factor (EGF), insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), insulin-like growth factor-II (IGF -II), platelet- derived growth factor-AB (PDGF), vascular endothelial cell growth factor (VEGF), activin-A, bone morphogenic proteins (BMPs), insulin, cytokines, chemokins, morphogens, neutralizing antibodies, other proteins, and small molecules.
  • bFGF basic fibroblast growth factor
  • aFGF acidic fibroblast growth factor
  • EGF epidermal growth factor
  • IGF-I insulin-like growth factor-I
  • IGF -II insulin-like growth factor-II
  • PDGF platelet- derived growth factor-AB
  • VEGF vascular endothelial cell growth factor
  • the term“patient,”“subject,”“individual,” and the like are used interchangeably herein, and refer to any animal, or cells thereof, whether in vitro or in situ, amenable to the methods described herein.
  • the patient, subject or individual is a mammal, non-limiting examples of which include a primate, dog, cat, goat, horse, pig, mouse, rat, rabbit, and the like, that is in need of bone formation.
  • the subject is a human being.
  • the subject is often referred to as an“individual” or a“patient.”
  • scaffold refers to a structure, comprising a biocompatible material that provides a surface suitable for adherence and proliferation of cells.
  • a scaffold may further provide mechanical stability and support.
  • a scaffold may be in a particular shape or form so as to influence or delimit a three-dimensional shape or form assumed by a population of proliferating cells.
  • Such shapes or forms include, but are not limited to, films (e.g. a form with two-dimensions substantially greater than the third dimension), ribbons, cords, sheets, flat discs, cylinders, spheres, 3-dimensional amorphous shapes, etc.
  • to“treat” means reducing the frequency with which symptoms of a disease, defect, disorder, or adverse condition, and the like, are experienced by a patient.
  • range format is merely for convenience and brevity and should not be construed as an inflexible limitation on the scope of the invention. Accordingly, the description of a range should be considered to have specifically disclosed all the possible subranges as well as individual numerical values within that range.
  • ranges such as from 1 to 6 should be considered to have specifically disclosed subranges such as from 1 to 3, from 1 to 4, from 1 to 5, from 2 to 4, from 2 to 6, from 3 to 6, etc., as well as individual numbers within that range, for example, 1, 2, 2.7, 3, 4, 5, 5.3, 6, and any whole and partial increments therebetween. This applies regardless of the breadth of the range.
  • the present invention includes biological disc grafts and methods of making and implanting the same.
  • the biological disc graft is useful for treating back pain or neck pain by inserting the disc graft between cervical, thoracic, or lumbar vertebrae.
  • the present invention also includes improved methods of implanting intervertebral disc grafts, including the biological disc grafts described herein.
  • the biological disc graft may be adapted for insertion into any joint. After insertion, the biological disc graft may reduce or eliminate pain, for instance pain from bone-on-bone contact in joints having cartilage loss. The biological disc may also restore the normal function of a joint having cartilage loss.
  • Biological disc graft 10 is sourced from a cadaver joint 5 having a thin layer of fibrocartilage 12 adjoining two pieces of bone 14 forming bone endplates on either side of the fibrocartilage 12.
  • Cadaver joint 5 may be from a mammalian cadaver, preferably a human cadaver.
  • the cadaver joint is a symphysis joint.
  • the cadaver joint is the pubic symphysis.
  • the pubic symphysis forms the union between the pubic bones of the pelvis ( Figure 1A).
  • the joint comprises the medial surfaces of the pubic bones with an intervening fibrocartilaginous disc.
  • the fibrocartilage disc meets the pubic bones at the articular surface, which is covered in hyaline cartilage varying between 200 pm to 3 mm in thickness, which decreases with age.
  • the articular surfaces of the pubic bones are oval in shape, giving the same shape to the pubic symphysis (Figure IB). Adjacent to the articular surface is a layer of subchondral bone.
  • the fibrocartilage disc comprises a broad mass of fibrocartilage tissue.
  • the outer layers comprise obliquely running fibers that are thicker anteriorly.
  • the vasculature of the surrounding bone extends from branches of the external and internal pudendal arteries and the medial circumflex artery. Small blood vessels may become more prominent within the disc with advancing age.
  • the fibrocartilage in a pubic symphysis varies in width depending on the age of development in a subject. For example, a 3 year old human has a fibrocartilage width of about 10mm, a 20 year old human has a fibrocartilage width of about 5mm, and a 50 year old human has a fibrocartilage width of about 3mm. In addition, women have wider fibrocartilage than men.
  • the fibrocartilage experiences additional changes during pregnancy.
  • the fibrocartilage width increases, from an average of 4-6mm before pregnancy to 6-8mm in the last two months of pregnancy.
  • the widening of the fibrocartilage is accompanied by a higher water content.
  • the changes are in part affected by increased levels of relaxin and estrogen, which play a role in collagen degradation and remodeling.
  • Fibrocartilage 12 is preferably removed from a cadaver with a layer of bone still attached on both sides as bone endplates 16, for example as depicted by cut lines shown in Figure 1C. Once removed, fibrocartilage 12 with bone endplates 16 forms the basis of graft 10, which can later be milled to a shape and thickness appropriate for the recipient of the biological disc graft 10 ( Figure ID). As contemplated herein, any standard tools for cutting, grinding and resurfacing bone may be used to achieve the desired size and shape of the biological disc graft.
  • fibrocartilage 12 may be removed from the cadaver with only one bone endplate 16 attached on one side.
  • a biological disc graft having only one bone endplate 16 on one side can achieve a thinner profile than a biological disc graft having bone endplates 16 on both sides of fibrocartilage 12.
  • a biological disc graft having only one bone endplate 16 is suitable for insertion into thin joint spaces.
  • non-limiting examples of thin joint spaces may have widths that are less than 10mm, less than 5mm, or less than 3mm.
  • Non-limiting examples of joint spaces suitable for treatment using the biological disc graft of the present invention include carpometacarpal joints, metacarpophalangeal joints, interphalangeal joints, metatarsal phalangeal joints, wrist-bone articulation joints, tarsal -metatarsal joints, calcaneo-cuboid joints, cuenonavicular joints, acromio-clavicular joints, sterno-clavicular joints, spinal facet joints, talar joints, talonavicular joints, talo-calcaneal joints, and the like.
  • biological disc graft 10 can be treated to remove cellular material.
  • any bone attached to the biological disc graft may be decellularized.
  • Decellularization of the biological disc graft, or a portion thereof as described herein removes most or all of the cellular components while substantially preserving the extracellular matrix (ECM) and other structures, e.g. vascular structures, Haversian canals, Volkmann’s canals, lacunae, lamellae, canaliculi, osteon, periosteum, trabeculae, and combinations thereof.
  • ECM extracellular matrix
  • other structures e.g. vascular structures, Haversian canals, Volkmann’s canals, lacunae, lamellae, canaliculi, osteon, periosteum, trabeculae, and combinations thereof.
  • Bones include four major types of cells that are removed by decellularization methods, including osteoblasts, osteocytes, bone-lining cells, and osteoclasts.
  • Osteoblasts are mononucleate bone-forming cells that descend from osteoprogenitor cells. They are located on the surface of osteoid seams and make a protein mixture known as osteoid, which mineralizes to become bone. Osteoid is primarily composed of Type I collagen. Osteoblasts also manufacture hormones, such as prostaglandins, to act on the bone itself; alkaline phosphatase, an enzyme that has a role in the mineralisation of bone; as well as many matrix proteins.
  • Osteoblasts are the immature bone cells, and eventually become entrapped in the bone matrix to become osteocytes, the mature bone cell. Osteocytes originate from osteoblasts that have migrated into and become trapped and surrounded by bone matrix that they themselves produce. The spaces they occupy are known as lacunae. These cells primarily sense mechanical load or tissue damage and subsequently can initiate remodeling responses. Osteocyte functions include formation of bone, matrix maintenance, and calcium homeostasis. Bone-lining cells, which cover resting bone surfaces, also share mechanosensation and adaptation duties. Lining cells can differentiate into an osteoblasts, and eventually become entrapped in the bone matrix to become osteocytes, the mature bone cell. Osteocytes originate from osteoblasts that have migrated into and become trapped and surrounded by bone matrix that they themselves produce. The spaces they occupy are known as lacunae. These cells primarily sense mechanical load or tissue damage and subsequently can initiate remodeling responses. Osteocyte functions include formation of bone, matrix maintenance, and calcium homeostas
  • osteoblastic state as well as recruit osteoprogenitor cells.
  • lining cells are also instrumental in bone resorption by recruiting osteoclasts (bone resorption cells) to resorption sites; boosting the
  • Osteoclasts are the cells responsible for bone resorption, thus they break down bone. New bone is then formed by the osteoblasts (remodeling of bone to reduce its volume). Osteoclasts are large, multinucleated cells located on bone surfaces in what are called Howship's lacunae or resorption pits. These lacunae, or resorption pits, are left behind after the breakdown of the bone surface.
  • the majority of bone is made of the bone matrix. It has inorganic and organic parts.
  • the inorganic composition of bone (bone mineral) is formed from carbonated hydroxyapatite (Caio(P04) 6 (OH)2) with lower crystallinity.
  • the organic part of the matrix is mainly composed of Type I collagen. This is synthesized intracellularly as tropocollagen and then exported to form fibrils.
  • the organic part is also composed of various growth factors, including glycosaminoglycans, osteocalcin, osteonectin, bone sialo protein, osteopontin, and cell attachment factor.
  • any known method of decellularizing tissue may be used to remove cellular material from biological disc graft 10.
  • one method of decellularizing tissue involves soaking harvested tissue in hyaluronidase (type IV-s, 3 mg/mL) and trypsin (0.25% in monodibasic buffer 3 ml) for about 18 hours at 37 °C with optional sonication.
  • Harvested tissue can then be decalcified and repeatedly washed with deionized water and placed in a 50%/50% chloroform/methanol solution for 72 hours to remove cellular debris and to sterilize.
  • the harvested tissue may be frozen.
  • the decellularized biological disc graft is seeded with one or more populations of cells.
  • the cell populations may be autologous, derived from the subject’s own tissue, or allogenic, derived from another human subject.
  • the cell populations may also be xenogenic, where the cells are derived from a mammalian species that is different.
  • Cells can be isolated from a number of sources, such as biopsies from living subjects and whole-organ recovery from cadavers.
  • the isolated cells are preferably autologous cells, obtained by biopsy from the subject intended to be the recipient.
  • Cells may be isolated using techniques known in the art.
  • the tissue or organ can be disaggregated mechanically and/or treated with digestive enzymes and/or chelating agents that weaken the connections between neighboring cells making it possible to disperse the tissue into a suspension of individual cells without appreciable cell breakage.
  • Enzymatic dissociation can be accomplished by mincing the tissue and treating the minced tissue with any of a number of digestive enzymes either alone or in combination. These include but are not limited to trypsin, chymotrypsin, collagenase, elastase, and/or hyaluronidase, DNase, pronase and dispase.
  • Mechanical disruption can also be accomplished by a number of methods including, but not limited to, scraping the surface of the organ, the use of grinders, blenders, sieves, homogenizers, pressure cells, or insonicators.
  • Preferred cell types include, but are not limited to, fibroblasts, chondrocytes, osteoblasts, and other cells forming bone or cartilage.
  • the suspension can be fractionated into subpopulations from which the cells elements can be obtained. This also may be accomplished using standard techniques for cell separation including, but not limited to, cloning and selection of specific cell types, selective destruction of unwanted cells (negative selection), separation based upon differential cell agglutinability in the mixed population, freeze-thaw procedures, differential adherence properties of the cells in the mixed population, filtration, conventional and zonal centrifugation, centrifugal elutriation (counterstreaming centrifugation), unit gravity separation, countercurrent distribution, electrophoresis and fluorescence-activated cell sorting.
  • standard techniques for cell separation including, but not limited to, cloning and selection of specific cell types, selective destruction of unwanted cells (negative selection), separation based upon differential cell agglutinability in the mixed population, freeze-thaw procedures, differential adherence properties of the cells in the mixed population, filtration, conventional and zonal centrifugation, centrifugal elutriation (counterstreaming centrifugation), unit gravity separation,
  • Proliferation of seeded cells or infiltration of a patient’s native cells in the biological disc graft may be aided with the addition of natural materials, synthetic materials, or combinations thereof.
  • Examples include but are not limited to amino acids, peptides, denatured peptides such as gelatin from denatured collagen, polypeptides, proteins, carbohydrates, lipoids, nucleic acids, glycoproteins, lipoproteins, glycolipids, glycosaminoglycans, and proteoglycans.
  • Additional materials include naturally occurring extracellular matrix materials and blends of naturally occurring extracellular matrix materials, including but not limited to collagen, fibrin, fibrinogen, thrombin, elastin, laminin, fibronectin, hyaluronic acid, chondroitin 4-sulfate, chondroitin 6-sulfate, dermatan sulfate, heparin sulfate, heparin, and keratin sulfate.
  • Some collagens that are used include but are not limited to collagen types I, II, III, IV, V VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, VII, XVIII, and XIX. These proteins may be in any form, including but not limited to native and denatured forms.
  • Other materials are
  • carbohydrates such as polysaccharides (e.g. cellulose and its derivatives), chitin, chitosan, alginic acids, and alginates such as calcium alginate and sodium alginate. These materials may be isolated from plant products, humans, or other organisms or cells or synthetically manufactured. Also included are crude extracts of tissue, extracellular matrix materials, or combinations thereof. Extracts of biological materials include but are not limited to cells, tissues, and organs.
  • the synthetic materials may include any materials prepared through any method of artificial synthesis, processing, isolation, or manufacture.
  • the synthetic materials are preferably biologically compatible for administration in vivo or in vitro.
  • Such polymers include but are not limited to the following: poly(urethanes),
  • poly(siloxanes) or silicones poly(ethylene), poly(vinyl pyrrolidone), poly(2 -hydroxy ethyl methacrylate), poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone), poly(methyl methacrylate), poly(vinyl alcohol), poly(acrylic acid), polyacrylamide, poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate),
  • the polymers may have any molecular structure including, but not limited to, linear, branched, graft, block, star, comb, and dendrimer structures.
  • the biological disc graft may be enhanced with the introduction of combinations of natural materials, combinations of synthetic materials, and combinations of both natural and synthetic materials.
  • combinations include, but are not limited to: blends of different types of collagen (e.g. Type I with Type II, Type I with Type III, Type II with Type III, etc.); blends of one or more types of collagen with fibrinogen, thrombin, elastin, PGA, PLA, and polydioxanone; and blends of fibrinogen with one or more types of collagen, thrombin, elastin, PGA, PLA, and polydioxanone.
  • an exemplary method 100 of making a biological disc graft begins with step 110, where a thin layer fibrocartilage joint is excised from a cadaver with a bone layer attached on both sides.
  • step 120 the excised joint is milled to a desired shape and thickness.
  • step 125 one or both bone layers is removed to suit the application of the biological disc graft.
  • step 130 to improve biocompatibility, the excised joint is decellularized.
  • biological disc graft 10 may be capped with a push- to-lock mechanism.
  • the push-to-lock mechanism enables two biological disc grafts to mechanically lock to one another.
  • the push-to-lock mechanism may be any mechanism that secures one component to another upon pushing the two components against each other, such as a touch latch, or a magnetic mechanism, or any other mechanism that secures two components upon contact.
  • the push-to-lock mechanism is especially advantageous in situations where the two biological disc grafts are in a location that makes then difficult to manipulate, such as within a joint space.
  • the biological disc grafts of the present invention are suitable for implantation into the intervertebral disc space for the reduction or elimination of back or neck pain.
  • the intervertebral disc comprises mainly two structures, the nucleus pulposus at the core of the disc, and the annulus fibrosus forming the perimeter of the disc.
  • the annulus fibrosus comprises individual lamellae primarily composed of collagen type I fibers.
  • the nucleus pulposus consists of a proteoglycan/water gel loosely held together by a network of collagen type II and elastin fibers.
  • the nucleus pulposus with its high water content, provides compressive resistance and recovery with its ability to release and reabsorb water with the loading and unloading of compressive forces.
  • the annulus fibrosus provides the tensile force to restrain the nucleus pulposus and maintain its shape and structure within the intervertebral disc space.
  • the outermost layer of the annulus fibrosus is innervated by the sinuvertebral nerve. Accordingly, back and neck pain occur in the event of disc prolapse, disc narrowing, radial fissures, and internal disc disruption. These can be caused by physical trauma, or with the weakening of the intervertebral disc as it degenerates over time. Annulus tears, radial fissures, and disc prolapse are frequently associated with trauma. Collapse of the inner annulus, disc narrowing, and disc bulging are frequently characterized as age-related.
  • the injured or degenerated intervertebral disc can be supplemented or replaced with the biological disc graft of the present invention for the reduction or elimination or back or neck pain.
  • the invention provides methods for total disc replacement.
  • FIG. 3 A, Figure 3B, and Figure 4 exemplary variations of implanting the biological disc grafts of the present invention are shown. While the invention contemplates the standard method of implanting artificial discs from an anterior direction, the present invention also makes use of small incisions in the annulus fibrosus from a directly lateral direction 20 or from a posterior direction 22 (Figure 3B). The incision is just large enough to permit entry for a biological disc graft. After the incision is made, a volume of nucleus pulposus approximately equal to the volume of a biological disc graft is removed, and the disc graft is inserted in its place. In one embodiment, a plurality of grafts may be implanted into one intervertebral disc space ( Figure 4). The biological disc graft may also include one or more holes, recesses, grooves or pockets for engaging an insertion tool, such that the insertion tool can suitably engage, position and release the biological disc graft through the small incision.
  • the incisions are intended to preserve as much of the natural structure of the annulus fibrosus as possible.
  • the angle of approach when making incisions are from a directly lateral direction or from a posterior direction avoids the facet joints of the spine.
  • implanting the grafts of the present invention from a directly lateral direction or from a posterior direction avoids disturbing the great vessels, decreasing risk to the patient if it is necessary to remove the grafts from an anterior direction.
  • FIG. 5A through Figure 5C exemplary illustrations of total disc replacement using the biological disc grafts of the present invention are shown.
  • the methods of implanting begins with Figure 5 A, where the intervertebral disc space is prepared prior to receiving a biological disc graft.
  • the nucleus pulposus 30 is removed in its entirety, as well as the cartilaginous endplates 32 of the vertebral bodies directly above and below the intervertebral disc space.
  • annulus fibrosus is completely removed. This may be suitable in situations where a subject’s annulus fibrosus displays extreme degeneration or damage.
  • the biological disc graft is inserted into the intervertebral disc space, with the bone endplates seated in the space previously occupied by the cartilaginous endplates.
  • annulus fibrosus 34 is substantially preserved. This may be suitable in situations where a subject’s annulus fibrosus is still healthy.
  • a small incision 36 is made in the annulus fibrosus such that the biological disc graft is able to pass through the incision.
  • the bone endplates of the biological disc graft are seated in the space previously occupied by the cartilaginous endplates.
  • Figure 6 depicts exemplary methods 200 and 300 of repairing or replacing an intervertebral disc using the biological disc graft of the present invention.
  • Method 200 begins with step 210, where the nucleus pulposus, annulus fibrosus, and cartilaginous endplates are removed from the patient’s intervertebral disc.
  • step 220 one or more biological disc grafts are inserted into the intervertebral disc space.
  • Method 300 begins with step 310, where a small incision is made in a patient’s annulus fibrosus from a lateral, anterior, or posterior direction.
  • step 320 the nucleus pulposus and cartilaginous endplates are removed from the patient’s intervertebral disc.
  • step 330 one or more biological disc grafts are inserted into the intervertebral disc space.
  • the biological disc graft 10 of the present invention is amenable for replacement of any suitable joint in a subject’s body.
  • exemplary replacement joints are depicted wherein a biological disc graft 10 has been milled to fit within a talo-calcaneal joint space, a talonavicular joint space, a calcaneo-cuboid joint space, a tarsal-metatarsal joint space, an interphalangeal joint space, an acromio-clavicular joint space, and a sterno-clavicular joint space, respectively. Additional replacement joints, while not pictured, are contemplated within the scope of the present invention.
  • the biological disc graft 10 retains the layered structure of having a fibrocartilage layer 12 natively attached to at least one bone end plate 16.
  • the biological disc graft 10 is selected for a desired width, such as a width of about 1 mm, 2 mm, 3 mm, 4 mm, 5 mm, 6 mm, 7 mm, 8 mm, 9 mm, and 10 mm.
  • the invention also includes a kit comprising one or more implant graft and/or one or more components useful to perform the implantation procedure.
  • the kit can further include one or more additional components, such as rongeurs, curettes, distractor instruments, and the like.
  • the one or more instruments of the kit are sterile and contained in one or more individual sterile packages. The sterile kit described herein is thus immediately ready for surgery upon removal from the packages without pre-operation processing.
  • the kit may include instructional material that describes, for instance, suggestions for determining the proper sized disc graft and/or suggestions regarding the method of insertion.
  • Instructional material may include a publication, a recording, a diagram, or any other medium of expression which can be used to communicate the usefulness of the graft or implant kit described herein.
  • the instructional material of the kit of the invention may, for example, be affixed to a package which contains one or more instruments which may be necessary for the desired procedure. Alternatively, the instructional material may be shipped separately from the package.

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L'invention concerne un procédé de préparation d'une greffe de disque biologique. Selon un mode de réalisation, la greffe de disque biologique est utile pour traiter une douleur du dos ou du cou. Selon un mode de réalisation, la greffe de disque biologique est utile pour traiter n'importe quelle douleur articulaire. L'invention concerne également un procédé d'implantation de ladite greffe de disque biologique d'une manière qui est minimalement invasive et moins dangereuse.
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