Uncinate joint stabilizers and associated systems and methods
AssigneeUncinate Joint, LLC
InventorsJeffrey John Larson, Theodore P. Bertele
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Abstract
A method for stabilizing a cervical spine segment includes implanting a respective uncinate joint stabilizer into each uncinate joint of the cervical spine segment to stabilize the uncinate joints and thereby stabilize the cervical spine segment, wherein each uncinate joint stabilizer has threads and the step of implanting includes threading each uncinate joint stabilizer into the respective uncinate joint along an anterior-to-posterior direction using the threads.
Claims21
A method for stabilizing a cervical spine segment, comprising:
- for each uncinate joint of the cervical spine segment, threading an uncinate joint stabilizer into the uncinate joint along an anterior-to-posterior direction to implant the uncinate joint stabilizer in the uncinate joint between an inferior surface of superior vertebra of the cervical spine segment and a superior surface of inferior vertebra of the cervical spine segment, so as to stabilize the uncinate joint.
A method for stabilizing a cervical spine segment, comprising:
- for each uncinate joint of the cervical spine segment, implanting an uncinate joint stabilizer into the uncinate joint between an inferior surface of superior vertebra of the cervical spine segment and a superior surface of inferior vertebra of the cervical spine segment to stabilize and promote fusion of the uncinate joint.
A method for stabilizing a cervical spine segment, comprising:
- for each uncinate joint of the cervical spine segment, implanting a cannulated uncinate joint stabilizer into the uncinate joint to stabilize the uncinate joint, said implanting including inserting the cannulated uncinate joint stabilizer, over a guide wire along an anterior-to-posterior direction, into the uncinate joint between an inferior surface of superior vertebra of the cervical spine segment and a superior surface of inferior vertebra of the cervical spine segment.
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