Implant placement
AssigneeSI-Bone Inc.
InventorsW. Carlton RECKLING, Mark A. REILEY, Scott A. YERBY, Sean FARLEY, Joanne LEUNG
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to implant placement into bone. More specifically, embodiments of the invention relate to implant placement across the sacro-iliac joint. Placement can be facilitated using various CT imaging views that allow the implants to be placed in bone associated with articular cartilage.
Claims19
A method of implanting a plurality of implants in the SI-joint, the method comprising:
- inserting a plurality of guide pins into an anterior portion of the SI-joint that is associated with articular cartilage;
- creating a bore around each of the plurality of guide pins;
- and
- inserting an implant into each bore such that each implant is located in an anterior portion of the SI-joint that is associated with articular cartilage.
A system for fixation of the SI-joint, the system comprising:
- a first elongate implant that is inserted into the SI-joint through a cephalad portion of the articular cartilage in the SI-joint;
- a second elongate implant that is inserted into the SI-joint through a middle portion of the articular cartilage in the SI-joint, wherein the second elongate implant is caudal and anterior to the first elongate implant;
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- a third elongate implant that is inserted into the SI-joint through a caudal portion of the articular cartilage in the SI-joint, wherein the third elongate implant in caudal to the second elongate implant.
A method of implanting a first, second, and third implant in the SI-joint, the method comprising:
- inserting a plurality of guide pins into an anterior portion of the SI-joint that is associated with articular cartilage;
- creating a bore around each of the plurality of guide pins;
- and
- inserting an implant into each bore such that each implant is located in an anterior portion of the SI-joint that is associated with articular cartilage,
- wherein the first implant that is implanted is the most caudal placed implant, the second implant that is implanted is the most cephalad placed implant, and the third implant that is implanted is the middle placed implant.
A method of implanting a first, second, and third implant in the SI-joint with a dysmorphic long sacrum, the method comprising:
- inserting a plurality of guide pins into an anterior portion of the SI-joint that is associated with articular cartilage;
- creating a bore around each of the plurality of guide pins;
- and
- inserting an implant into each bore such that each implant is located in an anterior portion of the SI-joint that is associated with articular cartilage,
- wherein the first implant that is implanted is the middle placed implant, the second implant that is implanted is the most cephalad placed implant, and the third implant that is implanted is the most caudal placed implant.
A method of implanting a first, second, and optional third implant in the SI-joint with a dysmorphic short sacrum, the method comprising:
- inserting a plurality of guide pins into an anterior portion of the SI-joint that is associated with articular cartilage;
- creating a bore around each of the plurality of guide pins;
- and
- inserting an implant into each bore such that each implant is located in an anterior portion of the SI-joint that is associated with articular cartilage,
- wherein the first implant that is implanted is the most cephalad placed implant, the second implant that is implanted is the middle placed implant, and the optional third implant that is implanted is the most caudal placed implant, wherein the optional third implant is only placed after determining that enough room for the optional third implant exists under an outlet view.
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