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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2018
Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
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);
Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for performing an orthopedic procedure in the sacroiliac region are disclosed. In one form, an aperture is formed that at least partially extends through at least one of an ilium and a sacrum. An undercutting system is inserted into the aperture. The undercutting system includes an insertion apparatus, a probe assembly and a cutting assembly. The probe assembly is moved with respect to the insertion apparatus from a retracted position to an extended position. The probe assembly is manipulated within a joint between the ilium and the sacrum while the probe assembly is in the extended position. The cutting assembly is moved with respect to the insertion apparatus from a retracted position to an extended position. The cutting assembly is manipulated within the joint between the ilium and the sacrum while the cutting assembly is in the extended position to form a fusion region.