Patent ID: 8172852
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for strengthening a vertebra by injecting bone filler into the vertebra, comprising: inserting a spinal needle that is associated with a bone filler injection device into the vertebra, the bone filler injection device including bone filler, wherein the spinal needle is inserted into the vertebra through an entry point located at a base of a spinous process and on a lateral surface of the spinous process ventral of a posterior ridge of the spinous process and proximal to a junction between the spinous process and a lamina of the vertebra; injecting the bone filler into the vertebra; terminating the injection when a desired amount of bone filler has been injected into the vertebra; removing the bone filler injection device from the vertebra; and allowing the bone filler to cure within the vertebra.