Transpedicular intervertebral disk access methods and devices
US7241297B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 25, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/444
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and devices for treating diseases and conditions that change the spacial relationship between the vertebral bodies and the intervertebral disks, or that cause instability of the vertebral column, or both, and a method and devices that allow the surgeon to access the intervertebral space to restore a more normal three-dimensional configuration of the space, with or without additionally fusing two adjacent vertebrae.
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