Percutaneous sacroiliac joint implant and method for surgically inserting and securing the implant into the sacroiliac joint

摘要

An implantable device including a tapered body having a sidewall, an internal cavity, a first end, and a second end, the sidewall including a frusto-conical inner surface extending from the first end to the second end, the first end including a first end opening and the second end including a second end opening, a first side opening extending through the sidewall, a second side opening extending through the sidewall, the second side opening arranged diametrically opposite the first side opening, an external thread arranged helically about a central longitudinal axis of the tapered body, the external thread having a continuously decreasing outer diameter along the tapered body, a first ancillary member operatively arranged to be inserted through the first end opening and then the first or second side opening, and a second ancillary member operatively arranged to be inserted through the first end opening and then the first or second side opening.

主权项

1. An implantable device, comprising:
a tapered body having a sidewall, an internal cavity, a first end, and a second end, the sidewall comprising a tapered inner surface extending between the first end and the second end, the first end including a first end opening defined by the tapered inner surface and the second end including a second end opening defined by the tapered inner surface; a first side opening extending through the sidewall; a second side opening extending through the sidewall; an external thread arranged about a central longitudinal axis of the tapered body; a first ancillary member configured to be inserted through the first opening of the first end and then through the first or second side opening; and, a second ancillary member configured to be inserted through the first opening of the first end and then through the first or second side opening.