Patent ID: 8795285

Claim:
A spinal facet fusion device comprising: a working sleeve having a first surface with a first port and a second port extending therethrough parallel to a longitudinal axis, the working sleeve having a length and a width, wherein the length is larger than the width, the first port having a first perimeter and the second port having a second perimeter, wherein the first port is larger than the second port, the working sleeve having a feature on a distal surface configured to engage a facet joint bone; a guide wire sleeve having a body with a proximal end and a distal end and a first outer perimeter, the first outer perimeter being sized and shaped to be axially slidingly disposed within the second port, the guide wire sleeve having a channel extending longitudinally from the proximal end through the distal end, the body further having a stop feature on the distal end, the stop feature being larger than the second perimeter; and, an implementing device having a second outer perimeter sized to be slidingly received within the first perimeter.