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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2013
Zyga Technology, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Robert L. Assell, St. Paul, MN (US);
Brian P. Beaubien, St. Paul, MN (US);
Eugene A. Dickhudt, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Zyga Technology, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Abstract
A method of treating a facet joint of a patient. The facet joint includes a superior facet having superior articular face and an inferior facet having an inferior articular face. A distal end of an implant delivery cannula is extended between the superior and inferior articular faces. The implant delivery cannula has a channel extending therethrough. An implant is moved through the channel until the implant is between the superior and inferior articular faces while at least a portion of the implant is within the channel. The implant includes a first surface and a second surface. The implant delivery cannula is moved away from the superior and inferior articular faces so that the first surface is adjacent the superior articular face and the second surface is adjacent the inferior articular face.