Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and instruments for use in vertebral treatment
- Patent Title (中): 用于脊椎治疗的方法和手段
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Application No.: US13098026Application Date: 2011-04-29
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Publication No.: US08998905B2Publication Date: 2015-04-07
- Inventor: Greg C. Marik , Newton H. Metcalf, Jr. , Danish Siddiqui , Vincent C. Traynelis
- Applicant: Greg C. Marik , Newton H. Metcalf, Jr. , Danish Siddiqui , Vincent C. Traynelis
- Applicant Address: US IN Warsaw
- Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Warsaw
- Main IPC: A61B17/56
- IPC: A61B17/56 ; A61B17/32 ; A61B17/16 ; A61B17/70 ; A61B19/00 ; A61B17/02
Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention include instruments, implants, and methods for surgically treating facet joints of vertebrae. An instrument may be advanced into one or more facet joints to one or both separate vertebrae and remove tissue from one or more articular processes. A stop on the instrument may be used to terminate advancement of the instrument by contacting a vertebra, and one or more implants may be placed into one or more facet joints.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120277801A1 Methods and Instruments for Use in Vertebral Treatment Public/Granted day:2012-11-01
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