Back to results
US 2025/0017682 A1Published application
Dura Shield
OwnerAshish Patelinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Dura shields in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a dura shield includes a shield configured to protect a patient's dura during an interbody procedure, a tether coupled to the shield and configured to position the shield, and an anchor coupled to the shield and configured to attach to a surface within the patient during the interbody procedure. A variety of sensors can be incorporated into the dura shield in order to monitor a patient during the procedure.
Claims20
A dura shield, comprising:
- a shield configured to protect a patient's dura during an interbody procedure;
- a tether coupled to the shield and configured to position the shield;
- and
- an anchor coupled to the shield and configured to attach to a surface within the patient during the interbody procedure.
1 more element
A method for attaching a dura shield, comprising:
- inserting, into a piston of an applicator, a dura shield in an undeployed state, wherein an anchor of the dura shield extends beyond a first end of the piston;
- placing the anchor on a surface;
- actuating a trigger of the applicator to cause the piston to move toward an applicator tip of the applicator and to attach to the surface;
- and
- deploying the dura shield by withdrawing the piston from the applicator tip, wherein withdrawing the piston causes the dura shield to move from the undeployed state to a deployed state.
2 more elements
A dura shield, comprising:
- a tether;
- a shield configured to protect a patient's dura during an interbody procedure and coupled to the tether to adjust positioning of the shield;
- a staple coupled to the shield and configured to attach to:
- an annulus of a spinal disc within the patient during the interbody procedure, or
- a bone of the spinal disc within the patient during the interbody procedure;
- and
- an applicator configured to hold the dura shield when the shield is in an undeployed state and configured to manipulate the shield from the undeployed state to a deployed state.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.