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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2007
Applicants:
Donald Johnson, Isle of Palms, SC (US);
Daniel Butler, Summerville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Donald Johnson, Isle of Palms, SC (US);
Daniel Butler, Summerville, SC (US);
Assignee:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods of stabilizing the sacroiliac joint by placing an expandable device in the joint to generate laterally opposing forces against the iliac and sacral surfaces of the SI joint to securely seat the device in a plane generally parallel to the SI joint. The expandable device is coated with or otherwise contains a bone material to promote fusion of the joint. The expandable device used in methods of the present invention can be, for example, an expandable cage, a balloon, a balloon-expandable stent or a self-expanding stent.