Navigated percutaneous lumbar and thoracic spine facet fusion
OwnerSeth K. Williamsinventor
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Abstract
A system for facet joint fusion includes a cannula having a body and a navigation arm mounted to the body. The navigation arm includes a base and a plurality of individual arms mounted to the base. The navigation arm also includes one or more markers mounted to the plurality of individual arms. The system also includes an imaging system configured to identify a position of the one or more markers relative to a facet joint of a patient. The system further includes a rotary tool that is configured to mount within the cannula. The rotary tool is configured to create a void in the facet joint by way of the cannula, and the void is configured to receive a bone graft or bone growth promoting material.
Claims20
A system for facet joint fusion, the system comprising:
- a cannula comprising:
- a body;
- a navigation arm mounted to the body, wherein the navigation arm includes a base and a plurality of individual arms mounted to the base;
- and
- one or more markers mounted to the plurality of individual arms;
- an imaging system configured to identify a position of the one or more markers relative to a facet joint of a patient;
- and
- a rotary tool that is configured to mount within the cannula, wherein the rotary tool is configured to create a void in the facet joint by way of the cannula, and wherein the void is configured to receive a bone graft or bone growth promoting material.
A method of forming a joint fusion system, the method comprising:
- forming a cannula that includes a body;
- forming a navigation arm, wherein forming the navigation arm includes:
- mounting a plurality of individual arms to a base;
- and
- mounting one or more markers to the plurality of individual arms;
- and
- mounting the navigation arm to the body of the cannula.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.