<p>A medical device, method and system are provided for stabilizing and/or for fusing bone material, such as vertebra of the spine. The medical device (fusion device) has a pair of clamp members and an optional anchor member that cooperate to securely attach the fusion device to a facet joint of the spine. The fusion device may slide down a guide wire and driven into facet bone material of a facet joint. The clamp members may be pivoted together to grip adjacent bone facets and promote their fusion. Further features include injecting flowable bone fusion material between adjacent bone facets gripped by the device.</p>
申请公布号
WO2009006622(A2)
申请公布日期
2009.01.08
申请号
WO2008US69259
申请日期
2008.07.03
申请人
INNOVATIVE SPINAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.;HOCHSCHULER, STEPHEN;COLLERAN, DENNIS;SCHORER, SCOTT;BROWN, ROB
发明人
HOCHSCHULER, STEPHEN;COLLERAN, DENNIS;SCHORER, SCOTT;BROWN, ROB