Systems, Apparatus and Methods for Stabilizing Sacroiliac Joints

An apparatus for stabilizing a dysfunctional sacroiliac (SI) joint, comprising:

• a monolithic member configured and adapted to be advanced into said dysfunctional SI joint in a posterior trajectory,
• said monolithic member comprising an elongated mid-region, a first arm and a second arm,
• said elongated mid-region comprising a central longitudinal axis, a first outer surface region and an opposing second outer surface region,
• said first arm comprising a first lateral axis defining a first monolithic member plane that first intersects and is coincident with said central longitudinal axis of said elongated mid-region,
• said second arm comprising a second lateral axis defining a second monolithic member plane that second intersects and is coincident with said central longitudinal axis of said elongated mid-region,
• said elongated mid-region disposed between and connected to said first and second arms, wherein said first arm extends outwardly from said first outer surface region of said elongated mid-region in a first direction and said second arm extends outwardly from said second outer surface region of said elongated mid-region in a second direction, whereby said first monolithic plane of said first arm and said second monolithic plane of said second arm intersect said longitudinal axis of said elongated mid-region and form a first monolithic structure angle,
• said first monolithic structure comprising an angle of about 10.0° to about 180°,
• said elongated mid-region further comprising a first open proximal end and a first closed distal end, said first closed distal end comprising a first tapered region,
• said elongated mid-region configured to be advanced into an intraarticular region of said dysfunctional SI joint when said monolithic member is said advanced into said dysfunctional SI joint in said posterior trajectory,
• said first arm comprising a first arm proximal end and a first arm distal end, said first arm distal end comprising a second tapered region,
• said first arm configured to be advanced into an ilium bone structure of said dysfunctional SI joint when said elongated mid-region is said advanced into said intraarticular region of said dysfunctional SI joint,
• said second arm comprising a second arm proximal end and a second arm distal end, said second arm distal end comprising a third tapered region,
• said second arm configured to be advanced into a sacrum bone structure of said dysfunctional SI joint when said elongated mid-region is said advanced into said intraarticular region of said dysfunctional SI joint.