Method and implant for converting a transcorporeal corpectomy procedure to an intervertebral discectomy with fusion procedure
US11083593B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 31, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/30593
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of performing an anterior cervical fusion procedure is provided. The method includes creating a void in a first vertebral body of a cervical vertebra, the void beginning anteriorly and directed posteriorly creating an exit at a posterior aspect of the vertebral body, after the creation of the void in the first vertebral body, removing at least a portion of a cervical intervertebral disc, the disc located between and adjacent to the first vertebral body and a second vertebral body, and performing a fusion procedure between the first vertebral body and the second vertebral body.
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