Apparatus and methods are directed at stabilizing somatic implants. A site within a body is selected that has a first region having a tight and/or changing curvature bordered by a second region or regions having minimal or constant curvature. An apparatus that has a flexible portion and one or more relatively...http://www.google.de/patents/US20030093155?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20030093155 - Deployment devices and methods for vertebral disc augmentation