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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2015
Benvenue Medical, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Andrew Huffmaster, Newark, CA (US);
Jeffrey L. Emery, Emerald Hills, CA (US);
Ricardo J. Simmons, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Douglas M. Lorang, San Jose, CA (US);
Jeffrey A. Doelling, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Russell Borg, Campbell, CA (US);
Laurent B. Schaller, Los Altos, CA (US);
Ebrahim M. Quddus, Fremont, CA (US);
Sandeep Kunwar, Woodside, CA (US);
James K. Lee, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Timothy J. McGrath, Fremont, CA (US);
Benvenue Medical, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for disrupting tissue in the intervertebral disc space that includes a barrier member having a first configuration for insertion into the disc space and a second configuration when deployed within the disc space. The second configuration of the barrier member is adapted to at least partially define a perimeter of a working region within the disc space. The apparatus also includes a tissue disruption tool configured for insertion into the working region.