Integrated implant
AssigneeSI-Bone Inc.
InventorsRichard G. MAULDIN, Mark A. REILEY
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Abstract
An implant having an integrated cutting broach and/or cutting burr. The integrated implant may be inserted without requiring separate steps for drilling and broaching bone. The integrated implant assembly may include an integrated implant, a flexible sheath, a delivery rod, and a delivery pin. The implant may have a core which may have any of a variety of cross-sectional geometries. A method for fusing bone may involve inserting the implant laterally through the ilium, through the sacral-iliac joint, and into the sacrum.
Claims26
An integrated bone fusion implant delivery assembly comprising:
- an elongated core having a central longitudinal axis and a cross-section transverse to the central axis that includes a rectilinear portion;
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- a bone cutting broach coupled to a distal end of the core, wherein the broach comprises a plurality of cutting edges located on a tapered distal end of the broach.
A method for fusing bone, comprising:
- identifying a bone site comprising a first bone segment, a second bone segment, and a non-bony region between the first and second bone segments;
- providing a bone fusion implant comprising a core with a distal end and cutting broach on the distal end of the core;
- inserting a delivery pin through a first bone segment and into a second bone segment, wherein the delivery pin is inserted partially through the second bone segment;
- forming a pilot insertion bore in the first and second bone segments;
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- inserting the implant into the first and second bone segments to thereby fuse the bone segments, wherein inserting the implant advances the cutting broach through the bore and cuts at least one edge of the bore to accommodate the implant shape.
A method for fusing bone, comprising:
- identifying a bone site comprising a first bone segment, a second bone segment, and a non-bony region between the first and second bone segments;
- providing a bone fusion implant comprising a core with a distal end and cutting broach on the distal end of the core;
- inserting a delivery pin through a first bone segment and into a second bone segment, wherein the delivery pin is inserted partially through the second bone segment;
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- inserting the implant into the first and second bone segments to thereby fuse the bone segments, wherein inserting the implant advances the cutting broach into the first and the second bone segments and cuts at least one edge of a bore to accommodate the implant shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.