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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2019
Providence Medical Technology, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Shigeru Tanaka, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Christopher U. Phan, Dublin, CA (US);
Nicholas Domek, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Christopher Lambert, Concord, CA (US);
Bon Champ, Campbell, CA (US);
Edward Liou, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Jamieson Scott Glenn, Cardiff, CA (US);
Alessandro Sensoli, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Kehui Chen, Seymour, CT (US);
Martin Leugers, San Francisco, CA (US);
Providence Medical Technology, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods for improved controlled and targeted decortication of the bone of a spinal facet joint are provided. In one aspect, a decortication tool is provided. The decortication tool may include a shaft with proximal and distal end portions. A handle may be connected to the proximal end portion of the shaft. A decortication head may be coupled to the distal end portion of the shaft. In another aspect, a multi-use instrument for use in a spinal system is provided. The instrument may include a body including opposing first and second sides, and opposing first and second surfaces. A cavity may be defined in the body, the cavity being open to the second surface. The instrument may include a bar attached to the second side of the body. A portion of the bar may extend beyond the second surface of the body.