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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2018
Applicant:
Providence Medical Technology, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bruce M. McCormack, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jeffrey D. Smith, Clayton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Providence Medical Technology, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/025 (2013.01); A61B 17/1604 (2013.01); A61B 17/1659 (2013.01); A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61B 17/1735 (2013.01); A61B 17/1757 (2013.01); A61B 17/7064 (2013.01); A61B 17/8004 (2013.01); A61B 17/0642 (2013.01); A61B 17/7044 (2013.01); A61B 17/7059 (2013.01); A61B 17/8625 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0256 (2013.01); A61B 2090/037 (2016.02);
Abstract
A spinal joint distraction system is disclosed and may include a driver assembly with a tubular shaft, a pair of implant holder arms, an implant distractor, an internal actuator, and a distractor knob, the system also including a delivery device with a tubular shaft, a receiving assembly, and a pair of forks, where the delivery device is adapted for slidable insertion of the driver assembly, the system also including an implant, a chisel, and an injector. Several embodiments of an implant are disclosed as well a method of placing an implant.