Patent ID: 8764755
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method for inserting a cortical bone implant into a posterior aspect of the human spine, comprising: placing a guard against the posterior aspect of the spine, the guard having a passage therethrough; inserting a bone removal device into the passage of the guard, the bone removal device having a cutting portion including a leading end, a trailing end, and a central longitudinal axis through the leading and trailing ends; removing a portion of a facet joint with the bone removal device to create a socket having a maximum height; and inserting a cortical bone implant into the socket created by the bone removal device, the cortical bone implant having a leading end, a trailing end, a mid-longitudinal axis through the ends, and a height transverse to the mid-longitudinal axis, the height of the cortical bone implant being greater than the maximum height of the socket.