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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2012
Providence Medical Technology, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Bruce M. McCormack, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jeffrey D. Smith, Clayton, CA (US);
Shigeru Tanaka, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Edward Liou, Mountain View, CA (US);
Edward Fletcher Eyster, St. Helena, CA (US);
Jonathan Carver, Millbrae, CA (US);
Joshua Druker, Redwood City, CA (US);
Martin Leugers, San Francisco, CA (US);
Kurin Tu, San Mateo, CA (US);
Peter Lombrozo, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Providence Medical Technology, Inc., Lafayette, CA (US);
Abstract
A spinal joint distraction system for treating a facet joint including articular surfaces having a contour is disclosed and may include a delivery device including a generally tubular structure adapted to engage a facet joint, an implant adapted to be delivered through the delivery device and into the facet joint, the implant comprising two members arranged in opposed position, and an implant distractor comprising a generally elongate member adapted to advance between the two members of the implant causing separation of the members and distraction of the facet joint, wherein the implant is adapted to conform to the shape of the implant distractor and/or the articular surfaces of the facet upon being delivered to the facet joint. Several embodiments of a system, several embodiments of an implant, and several methods are disclosed including a method for interbody fusion.