Patent ID: 8317802
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A system for distracting opposing vertebral bodies of a spine in a space therebetween, comprising: a working channel cannula having a proximal end and a distal end, said distal end being configured to access the space between said vertebral bodies, said working channel cannula having a central axis and an interior channel having a transverse extent; an elongate distraction component having a distal end and a proximal end and two opposing sides therebetween; an inserter for inserting said elongate distraction component through said working channel into the space between said vertebral bodies; and an elongate injection cannula configured to extend through said working channel cannula into the space between said vertebral bodies, said injection cannula having a proximal end configured to connect to a source of a filler material to facilitate fusion and a distal end defining at least one opening for discharge of the filler material, said injection cannula being of size and configuration to be disposed in said interior channel with the distal end of said injection cannula lying adjacent to one of the sides of said elongate distraction component.