Sacroiliac joint implant system
US10596003B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB33Y80/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of treating a sacroiliac joint at a sacroiliac joint region having a sacrum, an ilium and a sacroiliac joint space therebetween, the method comprising: a) delivering a joint implant into the sacroiliac joint region, the joint implant comprising a body including a length extending between a proximal end and a distal end, an external surface extending the length, and a fixation member receiving channel extending the length and disposed in the external surface; and b) delivering a fixation member into the fixation member receiving channel thereby forming a joint implant assembly, the fixation member slidingly and matingly engaging the fixation member receiving channel in a grooved arrangement, wherein, when the fixation member is received into the fixation member receiving channel, the fixation member extends outward from the external surface of the joint implant and extends a portion of the length.
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