FACET IMPLANT

摘要

The present invention relates to prostheses for treating spinal pathologies, and more specifically to a system and method for treating articulating surfaces of facet joints. The system includes a superior implant 102 for placement on a superior articulating surface and an inferior implant 104 for placement on an inferior articulating surface. In addition, described is a method for providing articulating surfaces for facet joint articular facets, as well as various types of raps 800, 900, 1000 used to prepare such surfaces.