Percutaneous spinal implants and methods
AssigneeKyphon Inc.
InventorsAvram Edidin, Hugues Malandain
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a guide shaft, an expansion member coupled to the guide shaft, and an actuator. The expansion member is configured to impart a force from within an interior of an implant to deform the implant. The actuator is coupled to the expansion member, the actuator is configured to move the expansion member from a first position to a second position.
Claims24
-21. (canceled)
An instrument for implanting an implant device in a space between a pair of skeletal segments, comprising:
- a mount having a distal end mountable between the pair of skeletal segments;
- an insertion device pivotably attached to a proximal end of the mount, wherein the insertion device is pivotable to an orientation so as to deliver an implant into the space between the pair of skeletal segments.
An instrument for implanting an implant device into a space between skeletal segments, comprising:
- an insertion device having a delivery shaft, wherein the insertion device can be pivotably mounted in a predetermined spatial relationship relative to the space between the skeletal segments, the insertion device pivoting to a delivery orientation such that the delivery shaft provides a pathway for the delivery of an orthopedic device into the space between the skeletal segments.
A device for use in a surgical procedure, comprising:
- at least one anchor that anchor relative to a target location;
- an insertion device connected to the at least one anchor, the insertion device movable in a fixed geometric relation to the at least one anchor so as to place an implant at the target location.
A device for use in a surgical procedure, comprising:
- at least one anchor that anchor relative to a target location;
- an insertion device movably attached to the anchor, the insertion device movable in a fixed geometric relationship relative to the at least one anchor so as to place the implant in the target location, wherein the position of target location is defined using x-ray guidance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.