Methods of fusing a sacroiliac joint via a presacral surgical pathway
US9931212B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 1, 2017 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB33Y80/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of fusing a sacroiliac joint including implanting a joint implant into the sacroiliac joint such that the joint implant passes through an inferior boundary segment, the joint implant having an implanted position in the sacroiliac joint such that a portion of a body of the joint implant is positioned within a caudal portion of the sacroiliac joint. The method may include accessing the sacroiliac joint via a presacral surgical pathway having an entry point near the coccyx while being protected by an inflatable bowel retractor.
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