Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Sampling nonliquid body material
Reexamination Certificate
2004-10-22
2011-11-08
Hindenburg, Max (Department: 3736)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Sampling nonliquid body material
C600S564000, C600S569000, C606S053000, C606S079000, C606S084000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08052613
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.
Dougherty Sean P
Hindenburg Max
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
TranS1 Inc.
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