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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2019
Applicant:
Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Inventors:
Robert Assell, St. Paul, MN (US);
Jeremy Carr, Lauderdale, MN (US);
Eugene Dickhudt, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Thomas Berg, Centerville, MN (US);
Brian Beaubien, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1671 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for preparing a region between adjacent bones for fusion. A first aperture is formed that extends through one of the bones. An undercutting system is inserted into the first aperture. The undercutting system includes an insertion apparatus and a cutting assembly. A first path is cut between the adjacent bones by extending or retracting the cutting assembly with respect to the insertion apparatus.