Intervertebral disc treatment devices and methods are provided. An
intervertebral disc treatment device includes a fibrous body sized for
introduction into a disc cavity of a damaged disc wherein the body
incorporates an effective amount of a tissue growth factor.
Intervertebral disc treatment apparatuses are also described that include
such a disc treatment device in combination with a delivery apparatus for
retaining and selectively releasing the device into the disc cavity.
Methods for treatment include providing a disc treatment device as
described above and inserting the device into an opening in an annulus
fibrous and into the disc cavity. The methods further include stimulating
tissue growth within the disc cavity of the intervertebral disc.