Apparatus, systems, and methods for the fixation or fusion of bone
AssigneeSI-Bone Inc.
InventorMark A. Reiley
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Abstract
Assemblies of one or more implant structures make possible the achievement of diverse interventions involving the fusion and/or stabilization of the SI-joint and/or lumbar and sacral vertebra in a non-invasive manner, with minimal incision, and without the necessitating the removing the intervertebral disc. The representative lumbar spine interventions, which can be performed on adults or children, include, but are not limited to, SI-joint fusion or fixation; lumbar interbody fusion; translaminar lumbar fusion; lumbar facet fusion; trans-iliac lumbar fusion; and the stabilization of a spondylolisthesis.
Claims13
A method of fusing a bone joint, the method comprising:
- identifying the bone joint to be fused, the bone joint comprising a first bone segment, a second bone segment, and a joint region located between the first and second bone segments;
- providing an elongated bone fixation/fusion implant having a longitudinal axis along a direction of elongation, and having a plurality of cross-sectional profiles transverse to the longitudinal axis, each of the plurality of cross-sectional profiles encompassing an entire cross-section of the implant and being at least partially defined by a plurality of longitudinal apices;
- inserting a distal end of the elongated implant in a direction along the longitudinal axis through the first bone segment, transversely across the joint region and at least partially into the second bone segment, wherein at least one of the plurality of cross-sectional profiles is completely surrounded by the first bone segment, and wherein at least one of the plurality of cross-sectional profiles is completely surrounded by the second bone segment;
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- implanting the elongated implant across the bone joint by leaving the elongated implant in place across the bone joint postoperatively.
A method of fusing a bone joint, the method comprising:
- identifying the bone joint to be fused, the bone joint comprising a first bone segment, a second bone segment, and a joint region located between the first and second bone segments;
- providing an elongated bone fixation/fusion implant having a cross-sectional profile defined by a plurality of longitudinal apices;
- inserting a distal end of the elongated implant first through the first bone segment, then transversely across the joint region and then at least partially into the second bone segment;
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- implanting the elongated implant across the bone joint by leaving the elongated implant in place across the bone joint postoperatively.
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