Percutaneous spinal implants and methods
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- an implant having a first portion configured to be disposed between adjacent spinous processes;
an expansion tool having a housing, a cam actuator and an object rotatable mounted to the housing, the expansion tool configured to deform a second portion of the implant when the expansion tool is disposed within an interior of the implant and the cam actuator is rotated relative to the object;
wherein the object is eccentrically coupled to the housing, the cam actuator having an arm configured to move a first end portion of the object, a second end portion of the object configured to contact the implant when the cam actuator is rotated.
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Abstract
A method includes moving a spinal implant such that a central portion of the spinal implant is disposed between adjacent spinous processes, radially extending a proximal portion of the spinal implant on a first side of the adjacent spinous processes such that movement of the proximal portion between the adjacent spinous processes is inhibited, and radially extending a distal portion of the spinal implant on a second side of the adjacent spinous processes opposite the first side such that movement of the distal portion between the adjacent spinous processes is inhibited.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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an implant having a first portion configured to be disposed between adjacent spinous processes; an expansion tool having a housing, a cam actuator and an object rotatable mounted to the housing, the expansion tool configured to deform a second portion of the implant when the expansion tool is disposed within an interior of the implant and the cam actuator is rotated relative to the object; wherein the object is eccentrically coupled to the housing, the cam actuator having an arm configured to move a first end portion of the object, a second end portion of the object configured to contact the implant when the cam actuator is rotated. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An apparatus, comprising:
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an implant having a first portion configured to be disposed between adjacent spinous processes; an expansion tool having a housing, a cam actuator and an object rotatable mounted to the housing, the expansion tool configured to deform a second portion of the implant when the expansion tool is disposed within an interior of the implant and the cam actuator is rotated relative to the object; wherein the second portion of the implant is disposed between the first portion of the implant and a distal end of the implant.
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4. An apparatus, comprising:
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an implant having a first portion configured to be disposed between adjacent spinous processes; an expansion tool having a housing, a cam actuator and an object rotatably mounted to the housing, the expansion tool configured to deform a second portion of the implant when the expansion tool is disposed within an interior of the implant and the cam actuator is rotated relative to the object; wherein the second portion of the implant is disposed between the first portion of the implant and a proximal end of the implant.
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5. A kit including:
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an apparatus comprising; an elongate member having a portion configured to be disposed between adjacent spinous processes; a housing disposed at a distal end portion of the elongate member; a cam actuator moveably coupled to the housing; an object rotatably mounted to the housing, the cam actuator and the object collectively having a first configuration and a second configuration, a cross-sectional maximum length of the cam actuator and the object in the first configuration being less than a cross-sectional maximum length of the cam actuator and the object in the second configuration; an implant having a first portion configured to be disposed between the adjacent spinous processes, the first portion of the implant being associated with the portion of the elongate member; the implant having a second portion configured to be deformed by a distal end of the object when the cam actuator and the object are in the second configuration. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. An apparatus, comprising:
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an implant having a first portion configured to be disposed between adjacent spinous processes; and an expansion tool having a cam actuator operatively coupled to an eccentrically mounted object, the expansion tool configured to deform a second portion of the implant when the expansion tool is disposed within an interior of the implant and the cam actuator is rotated from a first position to a second position, a cross-sectional maximum length of the cam actuator and the object when the cam actuator is in the first position being less than a cross-sectional maximum length of the cam actuator and the object when the cam actuator is in the second position. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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disposing a first portion of an implant between adjacent spinous processes; inserting at least a distal end portion of an expansion tool into an interior of the implant; the expansion tool having a cam actuator operatively coupled to an eccentrically mounted object; rotating the cam actuator of the expansion tool from a first position to a second position such that a second portion of the implant is deformed by the eccentrically mounted object, the second portion of the implant being between an end of the implant and the first portion of the implant; and wherein a cross-sectional maximum length of the cam actuator and the eccentrically mounted object is less in the first position than in the second position. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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disposing a first portion of an implant between adjacent spinous processes; inserting at least a distal end portion of an expansion tool into an interior of the implant; the expansion tool having a cam actuator operatively coupled to an eccentrically mounted object; rotating the cam actuator of the expansion tool from a first position to a second position such that a second portion of the implant is deformed by the eccentrically mounted object; the second portion of the implant being between an end of the implant and the first portion of the implant; rotating the cam actuator of the expansion tool such that a third portion of the implant is deformed, the first portion of the implant being between the second portion of the implant and the third portion of the implant; wherein a cross-sectional maximum length of the cam actuator and the eccentrically mounted object is less in the first position than in the second position. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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