Patent ID: 8394125
Filing Date: 2013-03-12
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A system for treating a facet joint of a patient, the facet joint anatomy including opposing, superior and inferior articular faces, the system comprising: a superior resurfacing device including a superior resurfacing body configured to selectively transition to a shape conforming to a shape of a superior articular face of a facet joint; and an inferior resurfacing device apart from the superior resurfacing device and including an inferior resurfacing body configured to selectively transition to a shape conforming to a shape of an inferior articular face of a facet joint; wherein each of the resurfacing bodies exhibits sufficient flexibility to transition from a relatively flat state to an inserted state in which the resurfacing body substantially matches any multi-planar curvatures of the corresponding facet joint articular face in the presence of compressive forces of a typical human adult facet joint; wherein each of the resurfacing bodies includes: wherein each of the resurfacing bodies has a leading end, a trailing end, a first opposing side that extends between the leading end and the trailing end and a second opposing side that extends between the leading end and the trailing end opposite the first opposing side; and wherein the plurality of teeth include: