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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
May. 14, 2015
Applicant:
Spinal Elements, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jason Blain, Encinitas, CA (US);
Eric J. Kovach, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
Spinal Elements, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61B 17/1608 (2013.01); A61B 17/1615 (2013.01); A61B 17/1642 (2013.01); A61B 17/562 (2013.01); A61B 17/7064 (2013.01); A61B 2218/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices and methods for creating holes in the articular process of the vertebra are provided. One embodiment of the invention comprises a drill head comprising a frame, punch arm with punch tip and opposing plate. Methods of using the resulting holes to anchor or stabilize facet joint prosthesis, and also altering the spacing and motion at the facet joints of the vertebral column, are provided.