System and method for performing percutaneous spinal interbody fusion
AssigneeSpineology Inc.
InventorsKaren ROCHE, Clint BOYLAN, Dan MCPHILLIPS, Tim WALNOFER, Joseph GLEASON
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Abstract
A method of performing percutaneous interbody spinal fusion on adjacent vertebrae in a patient including the steps of: creating a percutaneous access opening on the patient, using indirect visualization to establish a surgical path through the access opening, creating a cavity in a disc space between the adjacent vertebra, inserting an expandable implant into the cavity, the implant configured to fit through the access opening into the cavity, and expanding the implant within the cavity.
Claims1
A method of performing percutaneous interbody spinal fusion on adjacent vertebrae of a patient, the method comprising:
- creating a percutaneous access opening into the patient;
- using indirect visualization to establish a surgical path to an intervertebral disc through the percutaneous access opening;
- after establishing the surgical path to the intervertebral disc through the percutaneous access opening, creating a cavity in the intervertebral disc by inserting an instrument through the surgical path;
- after creating the cavity, inserting a discectomy evaluation device through the surgical path;
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- after inserting the discectomy evaluation device, inflating a bladder of the discectomy evaluation device to determine a thoroughness of the discectomy.
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