×

Integrated electromagnetic implant guidance systems and methods of use for sacroiliac joint fusion

  • US 9,833,265 B2
  • Filed: 06/09/2016
  • Issued: 12/05/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method of surgical tracking and navigating a joint implant in a sacroiliac joint region of a patient, the sacroiliac joint region comprising a sacrum, an ilium, and a sacroiliac joint defined between the sacrum and the ilium, the method comprising:

  • a) causing a first electrode supported on the joint implant to emit a predetermined amount of energy, the joint implant releasably coupled to a distal end of a delivery tool and electrically coupled with a controller unit, the joint implant comprising a body having a length, a distal end, and a proximal end opposite the distal end;

    b) receiving energy with a second electrode, the energy being a result of the predetermined amount of energy emitted by the first electrode, the second electrode electrically coupled with a processing unit;

    c) converting the energy from the second electrode to an electrical signal; and

    d) processing the electrical signal so as to determine a relative location of the joint implant within the sacroiliac joint,wherein the first electrode is supported and exposed on a distal region of the body of the joint implant, andwherein the first electrode is supported and exposed on a distal-inferior corner of the body of the joint implant.

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