×

Support device and method for use

  • US 10,070,968 B2
  • Filed: 10/02/2015
  • Issued: 09/11/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method for inserting an implant to a target site between a first vertebra and a second vertebra comprising:

  • creating a first channel through an ilium, wherein at least a portion of a length of the first channel follows a shape of a medial surface of the ilium;

    creating a second channel through a sacrum, wherein the first channel is aligned with the second channel;

    inserting a first rigid section of an implant through the first channel and the second channel into a target site,rotating a second rigid section of the implant with respect to the first rigid section, wherein the first rigid section is hingedly attached to the second rigid section; and

    inserting the second rigid section of the implant into the target site.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×