Percutaneous discectomy kit and method
AssigneeSpineology Inc.
InventorsJoseph Gleason, Garrett Ganske, Dan McPhillips, Craig Bourgeault
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Abstract
A method for performing percutaneous spinal interbody fusion on a spine of a patient can include inserting without direct visualization a neuro-monitoring dilating probe into the patient, performing neuro-monitoring via the neuro-monitoring dilating probe, advancing the neuro-monitoring dilating probe into a disc space, passing a second dilator over the neuro-monitoring dilating probe, and advancing the second dilator into the disc space. A kit for performing percutaneous spinal interbody fusion can include a neuro-monitoring dilating probe, a second dilator, a tissue removal tool, an access portal comprising an adjustable depth stop, and a discectomy verification device.
Claims20
A method of performing percutaneous spinal interbody fusion on a spine of a patient, the method comprising:
- inserting without direct visualization a neuro-monitoring dilating probe into the patient;
- advancing the neuro-monitoring dilating probe into a disc space;
- removing tissue from the patient using an articulating curette, wherein the step of removing tissue from the patient using an articulating curette comprises:
- pivoting a cutting head of the articulating curette in a first rotational direction to remove tissue from the patient;
- and
- rotating a main shaft of the articulating curette with respect to a handle assembly of the articulating curette so that the cutting head will be inverted and rotate in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction to remove tissue from the patient.
A method of performing percutaneous spinal interbody fusion on a spine of a patient, the method comprising:
- inserting without direct visualization a neuro-monitoring dilating probe into the patient;
- advancing the neuro-monitoring dilating probe into a disc space;
- inflating an expandable device of a discectomy verification device with contrast medium when the expandable device is located inside of the disc space.
A method of performing percutaneous spinal interbody fusion on a spine of a patient, the method comprising:
- inserting without direct visualization a neuro-monitoring dilating probe into the patient;
- advancing the neuro-monitoring dilating probe into a disc space;
- passing a second dilator over the neuro-monitoring dilating probe;
- placing an access portal into the disc space;
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- placing a force dissipation device over the second dilator, wherein the access portal is placed through an access portal lock of the force dissipation device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.