Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Reexamination Certificate
2004-10-22
2010-06-22
Barrett, Thomas C (Department: 3775)
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
Reexamination Certificate
active
07740633
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed are surgical tools, tool sets and methods for percutaneously accessing and preparing treatment sites within the spine for subsequent treatment procedures. The treatment site may be an inter-vertebral motion segments in the lumbar and sacral regions of the spine. The tool set may comprise introducer tools and bone dilators for accessing and tapping into a targeted site, such as, for example, the anterior surface of the S1 vertebral body. The tool set may also comprise cutters and extractors for preparing the treatment site for subsequent treatment procedures. The tool set may additionally comprise a bone graft inserter, an exchange system, and/or a temporary distraction tool for further preparing the treatment site for subsequent treatment procedures.
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Ainsworth Stephen D.
Assell Robert L.
Cragg Andrew H.
Dickhudt Eugene A.
Barrett Thomas C
Knobbe Martens & Olson Bear LLP.
TranS1 Inc.
Woodall Nicholas
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