Systems and methods for fixation of adjacent vertebrae
a technology for fixing systems and adjacent vertebrae, which is applied in the field of internal fixation of vertebrae of the spine, can solve the problems and achieves the effect of reducing the risk of pin tract secretions or infections, or the potential of osteomyelitis
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[0019] For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference will now be made to the embodiment illustrated in the drawings and. specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended, such alterations and further modifications in the illustrated device, and such further applications of the principles of the invention as illustrated therein being contemplated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates.
[0020] The present invention first contemplates steps for a percutaneous fusion technique, such as may be used to fuse adjacent vertebrae after disc tissue has been removed. According to the preferred embodiment of the invention, the method is conducted on lumbar vertebrae, although it is believed to be adaptable to other portions of the spine. The patient, after appropriate preparation, is positioned prone o...
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