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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2010
Applicants:
Csaba Truckai, Saratoga, CA (US);
John H. Shadduck, Tiburon, CA (US);
Inventors:
Csaba Truckai, Saratoga, CA (US);
John H. Shadduck, Tiburon, CA (US);
Assignee:
DFine, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2013.01); A61B 17/7001 (2013.01); A61B 17/8685 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bone anchor can include an elongated body and a plurality of separate elements. The bone anchor can be configured to be insertable into bone. The bone anchor can be coupleable to a spine treatment apparatus. The bone anchor can be revisable so that after a treatment interval attached to a spine treatment apparatus, the spine treatment apparatus can be detached and the bone anchor revised by removing the plurality of separate elements from the bone thus allowing a new anchor to be implanted in the bone.