EP 2262434 A2 20101222 - INTERSPINOUS PROCESS SPACER INSTRUMENT SYSTEM WITH DEPLOYMENT INDICATOR
Title (en)
INTERSPINOUS PROCESS SPACER INSTRUMENT SYSTEM WITH DEPLOYMENT INDICATOR
Title (de)
INTERSPINÖSES ABSTANDSHALTERSYSTEM MIT ABLAGEANZEIGE
Title (fr)
SYSTÈME À INSTRUMENT ÉCARTEUR D APOPHYSE ÉPINEUSE À INDICATEUR DE DÉPLOIEMENT
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2009036561 W 20090309
- US 6908308 P 20080312
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2009114479A2] A percutaneous and minimally invasive instrument system for implanting an interspinous process spacer into a patient is disclosed. The insertion instrument system includes an inserter and a driver. The inserter is configured to releasably clamp to an interspinous process spacer for its delivery, implantation and deployment. The driver is configured for removable insertion into a proximal end of a passageway of the inserter. The driver has a distal spacer engaging portion configured to engage that part of the spacer requiring activation for the deployment of the spacer from at least one undeployed configuration to at least one deployed configuration and vice versa. As the spacer goes from the undeployed to the deployed configuration and vice versa, the system advantageously provides a degree of deployment information to the user via at least one deployment indicator.
IPC 8 full level
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61B 17/7065 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2009114479A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA RS
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2009114479 A2 20090917; WO 2009114479 A3 20091105; AU 2009223607 A1 20090917; CA 2717315 A1 20090917; EP 2262434 A2 20101222; IL 207412 A0 20101230
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2009036561 W 20090309; AU 2009223607 A 20090309; CA 2717315 A 20090309; EP 09718826 A 20090309; IL 20741210 A 20100804