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Articulating spinal implant

  • US 7,727,263 B2
  • Filed: 06/13/2007
  • Issued: 06/01/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of treating the spine, comprising the steps of:

  • forming a dermal entry point by cutting an incision in skin less than 4 cm across;

    forming an anterior percutaneous pathway extending from the dermal entry point through a presacral space to an anterior site on the anterior surface of the spine, the anterior percutaneous pathway configured for the introduction of at least one instrument to the anterior site on the anterior surface of the spine;

    forming a lumen assisted by visualization of the spine from the anterior site on the anterior surface of the spine through a first vertebra, through a disc and axially into at least one additional vertebra; and

    performing a procedure using the lumen.

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