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US 2015/0320570 A1Published application
Spinal implants and methods of use thereof
AssigneeGlobus Medical, Inc.
InventorsSean Suh, Jeff Bennett
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Abstract
Devices and methods for treating one or more damaged, diseased, or traumatized intervertebral discs to reduce or eliminate associated back pain. Specifically, devices and methods of repairing a portion of the spine encompass interspinous spacers, for example, inflated between and secured to one or both of the adjacent spinous processes.
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A method of repairing a portion of a spine comprising:
- inserting a deflated interspinous spacer comprising one or more fillable central cavities into an interspinous space between spinous processes of adjacent vertebrae;
- filling the one or more fillable central cavities with one or more filler materials to inflate the interspinous spacer;
- sealing the interspinous spacer to retain the one or more filler materials within the interspinous spacer;
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- attaching the interspinous spacer to one or both of the spinous processes of the adjacent vertebrae.
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A method of implanting an interspinous spacer comprising:
- attaching a catheter or endoscope to a deflated interspinous spacer;
- inserting the deflated interspinous spacer comprising one or more fillable central cavities into an interspinous space between spinous processes of adjacent vertebrae;
- filling the one or more fillable central cavities with one or more filler materials to inflate the interspinous spacer;
- attaching the interspinous spacer to one or both of the spinous processes of the adjacent vertebrae;
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- removing the catheter or endoscope from the interspinous spacer.
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A method of securing an interspinous spacer to a spine comprising:
- inserting an interspinous spacer into an interspinous space between spinous processes of adjacent vertebrae;
- inflating the interspinous spacer having a first end portion defining a first hole and a second hole, a central portion, and a second end portion defining a first hole and a second hole, wherein the first and second end portions are enlarged relative to the central portion;
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- securing the interspinous spacer to one of the spinous processes by inserting a first anchoring element through the first hole in the first end portion of the interspinous spacer, through the spinous process, and through the first hole in the second end portion of the interspinous spacer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.