Granted Patent
B2
US 12,357,291 · App. 17/930,559 · Granted Jul 15, 2025
Articulated instrumentation and methods of using the same
Inventors:
Helson Pacheco-Serrant (El Paso, TX); Justin Taber (Honolulu, HI); Douglas M. Lorang (San Jose, CA); Laurent B. Schaller (Los Altos, CA); Patricia McHale (Mountain View, CA); Michael Baldwin (San Jose, CA); Richard G. Fessler (Winnetka, IL); Joshua M. Ammerman (Bethesda, MD)
Assignee:
Spinal Elements, Inc.
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Abstract
Articulated instruments that include tools for disrupting and/or distracting tissue, and methods of using the same.
Claims (24)
1. A method comprising:
inserting a disruption tool of an instrument into a disc space between adjacent vertebrae, wherein the instrument comprises an outer shaft and an inner shaft, wherein the disruption tool is coupled to the inner shaft and the outer shaft, wherein a drive mechanism comprises an internal thread which mates with an external thread of the inner shaft,
articulating the disruption tool between a first straight configuration and a second angled configuration by rotating the inner shaft in a first direction via the drive mechanism,
wherein rotation of the inner shaft in the first direction via the drive mechanism when the disruption tool is between the first straight configuration and the second angled configuration causes both rotation of the disruption tool and translation of the inner shaft via the drive mechanism to cause a change in the angular articulation of the disruption tool,
wherein rotation of the inner shaft in the first direction via the drive mechanism when the disruption tool is at the second angled configuration causes only rotation of the disruption tool.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein articulating the disruption tool comprises rotating a knob.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein articulating the disruption tool comprises disrupting, cutting, or scraping tissue within the disc space.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first straight configuration and the second angled configuration are relative to a longitudinal axis of the outer shaft.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein articulating the disruption tool comprises forming an angle with the disruption tool relative to a longitudinal axis of the outer shaft.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein articulating the disruption tool comprises rotating the disruption tool relative to a longitudinal axis of the disruption tool.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein an orientation indicator indicates the angular articulation of the disruption tool during use.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein an orientation indicator moves as the disruption tool changes the angular articulation during use.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein articulating the disruption tool comprises rotating a knob to rotate the inner shaft.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the disruption tool is positioned at any angle between 0° and 75°.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein when the disruption tool is between the first configuration and the second configuration and the inner shaft is rotated, the drive mechanism converts rotational movement into linear movement and the inner shaft is advanced distally relative to the outer shaft.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein when the disruption tool is between the first configuration and the second configuration and the inner shaft is rotated, the drive mechanism converts rotational movement into linear movement and the inner shaft is moved proximally relative to the outer shaft.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein an opening of the disruption tool gathers tissue as the tissue is being cut.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein when the disruption tool is between the first configuration and the second configuration and the inner shaft is rotated, the disruption tool rotates and articulates medially.
15. The method of claim 1 , further comprising placing an interbody implant within the disc space.
16. The method of claim 1 , further comprising repeatedly articulating the disruption tool between the first straight configuration and the second angled configuration within the disc space.
17. The method of claim 1 , wherein articulating the disruption tool comprises rotation and the change in the angular articulation of the disruption tool without swaying or sweeping of the outer shaft.
18. The method of claim 1 , wherein inserting the disruption tool into the disc space comprises inserting the disruption tool in the first straight configuration.
19. The method of claim 1 , further comprising articulating the disruption tool between the second angled configuration and the first straight configuration by rotating the inner shaft in a second direction via the drive mechanism.
20. The method of claim 19 , further wherein rotation of the inner shaft in the second direction via the drive mechanism when the disruption tool at the first straight configuration causes only rotation of the disruption tool.
Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded May 31, 2024
From: SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.; CUSTOM SPINE ACQUISITION, INC.; OMNI ACQUISITION INC.
To: PERCEPTIVE CREDIT HOLDINGS IV, LP
Reel/Frame 067596/0295 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Sep 27, 2022
From: BENVENUE (ASSIGNMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF CREDITORS), LLC
To: SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 061230/0702 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Sep 22, 2022
From: BENVENUE MEDICAL, INC.
To: BENVENUE (ASSIGNMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF CREDITORS), LLC
Reel/Frame 061186/0286 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Sep 19, 2022
From: PACHECO-SERRANT, HELSON; TABER, JUSTIN; LORANG, DOUGLAS M.; SCHALLER, LAURENT B.; MCHALE, PATRICIA; BALDWIN, MICHAEL; FESSLER, RICHARD G.; AMMERMAN, JOSHUA M.
To: BENVENUE MEDICAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 061142/0001 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation
PCTUS2019022632
· Mar 15, 2019
Provisional Application
62644101
· Mar 16, 2018
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