<p>Devices and methods for creating holes in the articular process of the vertebra are provided. One embodiment of the invention comprises a drill head comprising a frame, punch arm with punch tip and opposing plate. Methods of using the resulting holes to anchor or stabilize facet joint prosthesis, and also altering the spacing and motion at the facet joints of the vertebral column, are provided.</p>
申请公布号
WO2008103843(A1)
申请公布日期
2008.08.28
申请号
WO2008US54607
申请日期
2008.02.21
申请人
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.;BLAIN, JASON;KOVACH, ERIC, J.