US 11,813,001 B2
Method and apparatus for performing medial-to-lateral sacroiliac fusion
Liana Mari, Wynnewood, PA (US); and Ryan Kretzer, Tucson, AZ (US)
Assigned to Laurent Sebastien, Sauveterre, PA (US)
Filed by GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed on Feb. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/164,858.
Application 17/164,858 is a continuation of application No. 15/907,397, filed on Feb. 28, 2018, granted, now 10,905,472.
Prior Publication US 2021/0153912 A1, May 27, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/7055 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1757 (2013.01); A61B 17/7076 (2013.01); A61B 17/7094 (2013.01); A61B 17/8897 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method of fusing a sacroiliac joint with a fusion implant comprising:
inserting a first cannulated screw into a sacrum in a medial to lateral direction such that the first cannulated screw is inserted into the sacrum, through the sacroiliac joint and then through the ilium;
with an aiming guide having first and second cannulated legs, placing the first leg over the first cannulated screw;
inserting a second leg guide wire through the second leg of the aiming guide and into bone;
while maintaining the position of the second leg guide wire, removing the aiming guide; and
inserting a fusion implant over the second guide wire and into the sacroiliac joint in a medial to lateral direction.