Lumbosacral fixation and fusion method and device
US5242444A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 4, 1991 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2011 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/6408
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for percutaneously fixing and fusing the lumbosacral joint and a guide device for accurate placement of instrumentation to effect the fixation or fusion. The inventive method comprises placement of pins along bony canals leading bilateral of the spine from the pelvis to the S1 pedicles and then the vertebral body of L5.
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