System and method for performing percutaneous spinal interbody fusion
US8906094B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 31, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/3423
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of performing percutaneous interbody spinal fusion on adjacent vertebrae in a patient including the steps of: creating an access opening on the patient, the access opening being less than 10 mm wide, using indirect visualization: establishing a surgical path through the access opening via neural monitoring, creating a cavity in a disc space between the adjacent vertebra, evaluating the created cavity, inserting a container sized and configured to fit through the less than 10 mm access opening into the cavity and filling the container with fill material.
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