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Method of lumbar intervertebral disk stabilization
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1995-06-07
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Granted: 1997-08-05
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Expires: 2015-06-07
Abstract
Abstract A method of intervertebral disk stabilization in which adjacent vertebrae are spread and a portion of the intervertebral disk is removed from therebetween is disclosed. An elongate, generally cylindrically shaped implant having middle and end portions, the middle portion being of larger diameter than the end portions, is inserted into the space between the adjacent vertebrae from which the disk was removed and then rotated. Threads formed on the outside surface of the implant bear against the bodies of the adjacent vertebrae to move the implant back and forth in an anterior-posterior direction in the disk space to a position in which both the larger diameter middle portion and the smaller diameter end portions of the implant engage the bodies of the adjacent vertebrae to stabilize the adjacent vertebrae relative to each other.
Inventors
- 👤 Madhavan Pisharodi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 04:12
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/44; A61F2/4455; A61F2/446; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/02; A61B17/025; A61F2/46; A61F2/4603; A61F2/4611; A61B2017/0256; A61F2/3094; A61F2/30965; A61F2/442; A61F2/28; A61F2002/2835; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30108; A61F2002/30199; A61F2002/30205; A61F2002/30214; A61F2002/30224; A61F2002/30252; A61F2002/30253; A61F2002/30286; A61F2002/30316; A61F2002/30329; A61F2002/30405; A61F2002/30426; A61F2002/30535; A61F2002/30579; A61F2002/30593; A61F2002/30594; A61F2/30767; A61F2/30771; A61F2002/30772; A61F2002/30777; A61F2002/30795; A61F2002/30797; A61F2002/3085; A61F2002/30873; A61F2002/4625; A61F2002/4627; A61F2002/4629; A61F2220/00; A61F2220/0025; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0063; A61F2230/0067; A61F2230/0069; A61F2230/0073; A61F2230/0076; A61F2310/00; A61F2310/00005; A61F2310/00011; A61F2310/00023; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S606/00; Y10S606/914
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
A method of intervertebral disk stabilization comprising the steps of: spreading adjacent vertebrae; removing a portion of the intervertebral disk from between the adjacent vertebrae; inserting an elongate, generally cylindrically shaped implant having middle and end portions, the middle portion being an expanded larger diameter than the end portions, into the space between the adjacent vertebrae from which a portion of the disk has been removed; and rotating the elongate implant to cause threads formed on the outside surface thereof to bear against the adjacent vertebrae to move the implant in an anterior-posterior direction until positioned at a point between the adjacent vertebrae at which both the larger diameter middle portion and the smaller diameter end portions of the elongate implant engage the bodies of the adjacent vertebrae to stabilize the adjacent vertebrae relative to each other.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
137 words
A method of intervertebral disk stabilization comprising the steps of: spreading adjacent vertebrae; removing a portion of the intervertebral disk from between the adjacent vertebrae; inserting an elongate, generally cylindrically shaped implant having middle and end portions, the middle portion being an expanded larger diameter than the end portions, into the space between the adjacent vertebrae from which a portion of the disk has been removed; and rotating the elongate implant to cause threads formed on the outside surface thereof to bear against the adjacent vertebrae to move the implant in an anterior-posterior direction until positioned at a point between the adjacent vertebrae at which both the larger diameter middle portion and the smaller diameter end portions of the elongate implant engage the bodies of the adjacent vertebrae to stabilize the adjacent vertebrae relative to each other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the elongate implant is detachably mounted to an applicator for insertion into the space from which a portion of the disk has been removed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 2 additionally comprising detaching the applicator from the elongate implant.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the elongate implant is mounted to the applicator on threads and the applicator is detached from the elongate implant by rotating the applicator relative to the elongate implant after insertion of the elongate implant.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 4 additionally comprising rotating the applicator to position the elongate implant.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 5 additionally comprising preventing relative rotation of the elongate implant and the applicator during the positioning of the elongate implant.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 additionally comprising preventing anterior-posterior movement of the elongate implant after the elongate implant is positioned.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the adjacent vertebrae are spread by inserting a spreader comprised of a handle and an integral implant portion, the implant portion of the spreader being shaped in a similar shape to the elongate implant, between the adjacent vertebrae.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
201 words
A method of intervertebral disk stabilization comprising the steps of: spreading adjacent vertebrae by inserting a spreader comprised of a handle and an integral implant portion between the adjacent vertebrae, removing a portion of the intervertebral disk from between the adjacent vertebrae; inserting the implant portions of additional spreaders between the adjacent vertebrae, each of the additional spreaders having implant portions of increasingly larger diameters, to spread the adjacent vertebrae progressively further apart; inserting an elongate, generally cylindrically-shaped implant having middle and end portions, the middle portion being an expanded larger diameter than the end portions, into the space between the adjacent vertebrae from which a portion off the disk has been removed, the implant portions of the respective spreaders being shaped in a shape similar to the elongate implant; and rotating the elongate implant to cause threads formed on the outside surface thereof to bear against the adjacent vertebrae to move the implant in an anterior-posterior direction until positioned at a point between the adjacent vertebrae at which both the larger diameter middle portion and the smaller diameter end portion of the elongate implant engage the bodies of the adjacent vertebrae to stabilize the adjacent vertebrae relative to each other.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
201 words
A method of intervertebral disk stabilization comprising the steps of: spreading adjacent vertebrae by inserting a spreader comprised of a handle and an integral implant portion between the adjacent vertebrae, removing a portion of the intervertebral disk from between the adjacent vertebrae; inserting the implant portions of additional spreaders between the adjacent vertebrae, each of the additional spreaders having implant portions of increasingly larger diameters, to spread the adjacent vertebrae progressively further apart; inserting an elongate, generally cylindrically-shaped implant having middle and end portions, the middle portion being an expanded larger diameter than the end portions, into the space between the adjacent vertebrae from which a portion off the disk has been removed, the implant portions of the respective spreaders being shaped in a shape similar to the elongate implant; and rotating the elongate implant to cause threads formed on the outside surface thereof to bear against the adjacent vertebrae to move the implant in an anterior-posterior direction until positioned at a point between the adjacent vertebrae at which both the larger diameter middle portion and the smaller diameter end portion of the elongate implant engage the bodies of the adjacent vertebrae to stabilize the adjacent vertebrae relative to each other.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 9 additionally comprising preventing movement of the implant in an anterior or posterior direction in the disk space after the implant is positioned.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
134 words
A method of intervertebral disk stabilization comprising the steps of: removing a portion of the intervertebral disk from between adjacent vertebrae; inserting a generally cylindrically-shaped implant comprised of middle and end portion having threads formed on the surface thereof into the space between the adjacent vertebrae from which the portion of the disk has been removed, the middle portion of the implant having an expanded larger diameter than the end portions of the implant; rotating the implant to cause the threads to bear against the adjacent vertebrae to cause the implant to move back and forth in the space between the adjacent vertebrae to position the implant at a point at which both the middle and end portions of the implant engage the adjacent vertebrae to stabilize the adjacent vertebrae relative to each other.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
134 words
A method of intervertebral disk stabilization comprising the steps of: removing a portion of the intervertebral disk from between adjacent vertebrae; inserting a generally cylindrically-shaped implant comprised of middle and end portion having threads formed on the surface thereof into the space between the adjacent vertebrae from which the portion of the disk has been removed, the middle portion of the implant having an expanded larger diameter than the end portions of the implant; rotating the implant to cause the threads to bear against the adjacent vertebrae to cause the implant to move back and forth in the space between the adjacent vertebrae to position the implant at a point at which both the middle and end portions of the implant engage the adjacent vertebrae to stabilize the adjacent vertebrae relative to each other.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 11 wherein the implant is attached to an applicator for insertion into the disk space and then detached from the applicator after the implant is positioned in the disk space.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 12 additionally comprising rotating the applicator to position the implant.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 13 additionally comprising preventing rotation between the implant and the applicator until after the implant is positioned in the disk space.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 14 additionally comprising preventing movement of the implant in the anterior or posterior direction after the implant is positioned in the disk space.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 11 additionally comprising spreading the adjacent vertebrae before inserting the implant into the disk space.
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