annulus 42 prior to closure of the aperture 44 in an illustrative embodiment as shown in fig1 u2013 3 the annulus stent 10 comprises a centralized vertical extension 12 with an upper section 14 and a lower section 16 the centralized vertical extension 12 can be trapezoid in shape through the width and may be from about 8 mm u2013 12 mm in length additionally the upper section 14 of the centralized vertical extension 12 may be any number of different shapes as shown in fig4 a and 4b with the sides of the upper section 14 being curved or with the upper section 14 being circular in shape furthermore the annulus stent 10 may contain a recess between the upper section 14 and the lower section 16 enabling the annulus stent 10 to form a compatible fit with the edges of the aperture 44 the upper section 14 of the centralized vertical extension 12 can comprise a slot 18 where the slot 18 forms an orifice through the upper section 14 the slot 18 is positioned within the upper section 14 such that it traverses the upper section 39 s 14 longitudinal axis the slot 18 is of such a size and shape that sutures tension bands staples or any other type of fixation device known in the art may be passed through to affix the annulus stent 10 to the disc annulus 42 in an alternative embodiment the upper section.