A repair system for a compromised or herniated spine disc is provided. The
repair system includes a spine disc patch to cover the herniation, and
hooks, fasteners or the like to attach the spine disc patch to the
vertebra surrounding the compromised disc. The repair system also
includes an application tool to introduce and deploy the spine disc patch
and spine disc patch fasteners to and on the disc herniation site. The
spine disc patch is composed of a mesh, screen or the like of a
biocompatible material with a perimeter, edge or side portion formed of a
resilient biocompatible material. The mesh is preferably, but not
necessarily, formed of a flexible but non-resilient biocompatible
material. The perimeter is preferably, but not necessarily, formed of a
flexible, resilient biocompatible material. In this manner, the spine
disc patch may fold, bend, crumple or otherwise be deformed for
introduction to the disc herniation site within an application tool, then
unfold, expand, spread out, unfurl or otherwise open up at and over the
disc herniation site when released from the application tool. The
application tool consists of an elongate tube connected to a fixed
portion of a handle with a rod, disposed for axial movement within the
elongate tube. The rod is connected to a pivoting portion of the handle
such that the rod axially moves within the elongate tube when the
pivoting portion of the handle is moved.