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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2013
Zyga Technology, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Robert L Assell, St. Paul, MN (US);
Brian P Beaubien, St. Paul, MN (US);
Eugene Arthur 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 articular face and an inferior articular face. An implant is secured to an implant insertion tool by mating a first engagement feature on the implant with a second engagement feature on the implant insertion tool. A distal end of a guide cannula is positioned proximate the facet joint. The guide cannula has an internal passage extending therethrough. The implant slides through the guide cannula passage until the implant passes through a distal end of the guide cannula passage and is at least partially between the superior articular face and the inferior articular face. A force of at least 1 Newton is exerted on the implant insertion tool to separate the first engagement feature and the second engagement feature.