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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2019
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 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); H04L 45/28 (2022.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); H04W 28/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1604 (2013.01); A61B 17/025 (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 17/7074 (2013.01); A61B 17/863 (2013.01); A61B 17/8811 (2013.01); A61B 17/8819 (2013.01); A61B 17/8822 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); H04L 45/28 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00424 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00429 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0256 (2013.01); A61B 17/0642 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320028 (2013.01); A61B 2090/031 (2016.02); A61B 2090/034 (2016.02); A61B 2090/037 (2016.02); H04W 28/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spinal joint distraction system is disclosed and may include a delivery device, a driver assembly, and an internal actuator, where the driver assembly is adapted to be hold an implant and be sleevably inserted into the delivery device and the internal actuator is adapted to advance an implant distractor to distract the implant, the system also including an implant, a chisel, an injector, a gripping tool, and a dilator set. Several embodiments of an implant are disclosed as well a method of placing an implant.