Methods and apparatuses for percutaneous implant delivery
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1. A method for treating the spine, comprising:
- advancing a guidewire through the skin of a patient along a percutaneous path to a target location of a vertebra;
advancing an implant over the guidewire to the target location of the vertebra;
coupling the implant with the vertebra at the target location;
after coupling the implant with the vertebra, advancing an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end until the distal end is adjacent the target location, the elongate body having an inner surface defining a passage extending therethrough; and
performing a procedure at the target location.
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Abstract
A method for treating the spine. A guidewire is advanced through the skin of a patient along a percutaneous path to a target location of a vertebra. An implant is advanced over the guidewire to the target location of the vertebra. The implant is coupled with the vertebra at the target location. An elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end is advanced until the distal end is adjacent the target location, the elongate body having an inner surface defining a passage extending therethrough. A procedure is performed at the target location.
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1. A method for treating the spine, comprising:
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advancing a guidewire through the skin of a patient along a percutaneous path to a target location of a vertebra;
advancing an implant over the guidewire to the target location of the vertebra;
coupling the implant with the vertebra at the target location;
after coupling the implant with the vertebra, advancing an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end until the distal end is adjacent the target location, the elongate body having an inner surface defining a passage extending therethrough; and
performing a procedure at the target location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for treating the spine, comprising:
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advancing a guidewire through the skin of a patient along a percutaneous path to a target location of a vertebra;
advancing a cannulated implant over the guidewire to the target location of the vertebra;
coupling the cannulated implant with the vertebra at the target location;
removing the guidewire;
advancing an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end until the distal end is substantially adjacent the target location, the elongate body having an inner surface at least partially defining a passage extending therethrough, wherein a first transverse dimension of the elongate body at a first location is greater than a second transverse dimension the elongate body at a second location, the first location being distal to the second location; and
performing a procedure at the target location through the passage of the elongate body.
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24. A method for treating the spine, comprising:
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percutaneously performing a first procedure at one or more target locations on the spine of a patient at least in part with the aid of a guidewire;
advancing a marking device over the guidewire to indicate the position of the target location;
advancing an elongate body until the distal end is adjacent the one or more target locations, the elongate body having an inner surface defining a passage extending therethrough; and
performing a second procedure at the one or more target locations through the passage of the elongate body. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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