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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2017
Vertos Medical, Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Minh Tran, Westminster, CA (US);
Randel Woodgrift, Los Gatos, CA (US);
James M. Corbett, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Phillip A. Thompson, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
David P. Lalor, Jr., Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Vertos Medical, Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to devices, kits, and methods for treating lumbar spinal stenosis by at least partially decompressing a compressed nerve root. The method can include identifying the compressed nerve root and percutaneously accessing a region of a lamina located adjacent to the compressed nerve root. The method can also include forming a channel through the region of the lamina, wherein the channel can be formed medial to a lateral border of the lamina. Further, the method can include expanding the channel in a lateral direction.