Patent ID: 9393061
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A method for augmenting and/or fusing adjacent vertebrae, the method comprising: directing an access cannula into a first vertebra; directing a pre-curved needle into the first vertebra, where a distal portion of the pre-curved needle, covered at least partially by an overlying tube, extends through and beyond a distal end of the access cannula into a first target region, forming a tubular cavity along its length within a body portion of the first vertebra; further extending the needle and overlying tube out through an upper or lower surface of the first vertebra and into a body portion of a second vertebra, forming a channel across and between the body portions of the first and second vertebrae; and retracting the needle from at least a distal portion of the overlying tube.