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US 8,439,925 B2Granted
Transiliac-transsacral method of performing lumbar spinal interventions
AssigneeTrinity Orthopedics, LLC
InventorsJames F. Marino, Jamil Elbanna
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Abstract
This disclosure is directed to minimally-invasive devices, methods and systems for treating vertebral diseases and injuries using multiple therapeutic procedures through small access portals of sufficient dimension that minimize trauma to the patient. More particularly, disclosed herein are devices, methods and systems for an intraosseous transiliac-transsacral surgical approach through the iliac ala and sacral ala that can be used for a variety of surgical procedures within the lumbar spine.
Claims17
A method comprising:
- accessing a lumbosacral joint of a patient by percutaneously inserting bone penetration instrumentation using one or more instrument insertions unilaterally or bilaterally through an iliac ala, sacroiliac joint, and sacral ala to a region of a L5-S1 disc space forming a bony pathway traversing through the iliac ala, sacroiliac joint, and sacral ala to enter the L5-S1 disc space,
- wherein the bony pathway extends along an axis that enters the L5-S1 disc space from a posterolateral to lateral position towards a anteromedial to medial position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.