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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2011
Greg C. Marik, Collierville, TN (US);
Newton H. Metcalf, Jr., Memphis, TN (US);
Danish Siddiqui, Collierville, TN (US);
Vincent C. Traynelis, Chicago, IL (US);
Greg C. Marik, Collierville, TN (US);
Newton H. Metcalf, Jr., Memphis, TN (US);
Danish Siddiqui, Collierville, TN (US);
Vincent C. Traynelis, Chicago, IL (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include instruments, implants, and methods for surgically treating facet joints of vertebrae. An instrument may be advanced into one or more facet joints to one or both separate vertebrae and remove tissue from one or more articular processes. A stop on the instrument may be used to terminate advancement of the instrument by contacting a vertebra, and one or more implants may be placed into one or more facet joints.