This description relates to medical devices and systems and more particularly to a spinous process fixation system and methods thereof. In particular, in one or more implementations, this description relates to spinous process fusion devices that distract and/or immobilize the spinous processes of adjacent vertebrae.
A variety of medical devices and medical device systems may be implanted within a body of a patient to provide support to a portion or portions of the patient's body. For example, some medical devices may be implanted and coupled to backbones or portions of a spine of a patient and may be configured to provide support to the spinal bone structure of the patient.
Typically, weaknesses in the spine are corrected using devices that fuse one or more vertebrae together. It may be desirable to have an implantable device that provides for structural stability to adjacent vertebrae and to achieve supplemental fusion to treat weaknesses in the spine due to degenerative disc disease, spondylolisthesis, trauma (i.e., fracture or dislocation), tumor and/or other causes.
According to one general aspect, an implantable device includes a barrel. The barrel has a first portion and a second portion. The implantable device includes a first plate having multiple projections extending from one side of the first plate, where the first plate is configured to movably couple to the first portion of the barrel. The implantable device includes a second plate having multiple projections extending from one side of the second plate, where the second plate is configured to movably couple to the second portion of the barrel. The barrel is configured to transition from a collapsed form having a first height to an expanded form having a second height, where the second height is greater than the first height.
Implementations may include one or more of the following features. For example, the barrel may include a frame, a first endplate having a curved shape and a second endplate having a curved shape. The first endplate and the second endplate may be coupled to the frame to form the barrel, where the barrel has a bulleted shape in both a lateral direction and a posterior direction. The barrel may include a frame, a first endplate, a second endplate, a first actuator having a split ramp inserted into the frame, a second actuator having a split ramp inserted into the frame and a central screw inserted through the first actuator and the second actuator, where the first actuator and the second actuator are configured to act on the first endplate and the second endplate in response to a rotation of the central screw. The barrel may include a first window and a second window, where the first window and the second window may be configured to receive graft packing material. The barrel may include a first endplate having a shaped groove and a second endplate having a shaped groove.
For example, in one implementation, the first portion and the second portion may be rails that extend from a same side of the barrel. For example, in another implementation, the first portion and the second portion may be rails that each extend from a different side of the barrel.
For example, the first plate and the second plate are each shaped in a lordotic profile. The first plate may include a bushing to enable the first plate to angulate about the bushing and the second plate may include a bushing to enable the second plate to angulate about the bushing. The first plate may be locked in position using a first set screw at any position within a range of motion for the first plate and the second plate may be locked in position using a second set screw at any position within a range of motion for the second plate. The first set screw may include a cup-shaped end to lock the first plate in position and the second set screw may include a cup-shaped end to lock the second plate in position.
In another general aspect, an implantable device includes a barrel having a first portion and a second portion, a first plate having multiple projections extending from one side of the first plate, where the first plate is configured to movably couple to the first portion of the barrel and to angulate about an axis of the first portion, and a second plate having multiple projections extending from one side of the second plate, where the second plate is configured to movably couple to the second portion of the barrel and to angulate about an axis of the second portion. The first plate and the second plate are each shaped in a lordotic profile.
Implementations may include one or more of the following features. For example, the first plate may be configured to angulate up to about 25 degrees about the axis of the first portion and the second plate may be configured to angulate up to about 25 degrees about the axis of the second portion. In one implementation, the first portion and the second portion may be rails that extend from a same side of the barrel. In another implementation, the first portion and the second portion may be rails that each extend from a different side of the barrel.
For example, the barrel may be configured to transition from a collapsed form having a first height to an expanded form having a second height, where the second height is greater than the first height. The first plate may be locked in position using a first set screw at any position within a range of motion for the first plate, where the first set screw has a cup-shaped end, and the second plate may be locked in position using a second set screw at any position within a range of motion for the second plate, where the second set screw has a cup-shaped end.
In another general aspect, a method includes inserting a barrel of an implantable device into an interspinous space. The implantable medical device includes the barrel having a first portion and a second portion, a first plate having multiple projections extending from one side of the first plate and a second plate having multiple projections extending from one side of the second plate. The method includes expanding the barrel from a collapsed form having a first height to an expanded form having a second height, where the second height is greater than the first height, moving the first plate on the first portion to engage a spinous process and moving the second plate on the second portion to engage the spinous process.
Implementations may include one or more of the following features. For example, the method may include engaging set screws in the first plate and the second plate to lock the first plate and the second plate in position. The method may include positioning the first plate to a desired angle with respect to the first portion, positioning the second plate to a desired angle with respect to the second portion and engaging set screws in the first plate and the second plate to lock the first plate and the second plate in position.
The details of one or more implementations are set forth in the accompanying drawings and the description below. Other features will be apparent from the description and drawings, and from the claims.
Detailed implementations of the present invention are disclosed herein; however, it is to be understood that the disclosed implementations are merely examples of the invention, which may be embodied in various forms. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the present invention in virtually any appropriately detailed structure. Further, the terms and phrases used herein are not intended to be limiting, but rather to provide an understandable description of the invention.
The terms “a” or “an,” as used herein, are defined as one or more than one. The term “another,” as used herein, is defined as at least a second or more. The terms “including” and/or “having”, as used herein, are defined as comprising (i.e., open transition).
The devices and methods described herein are generally directed to medical devices that can be used to support, stabilize and/or replace anatomical structures within a body of a patient. In some implementations, the devices and methods described herein are configured to provide support to a spine or back of a patient, including providing support between two vertebrae in the spine or back of the patient. In other implementations, other portions of the body of the patient can be supported by the devices described herein.
The medical devices described herein may be implanted within a body of a patient to assist in maintaining normal physiologic motion in the spine of the patient.
The term patient may be used hereafter for a person who benefits from the medical device or the methods disclosed in the present invention. For example, the patient may be a person whose body receives the medical device disclosed by the present invention in a surgical treatment. For example, in some embodiments, the patient may be a human female, human male, or any other mammal.
This document describes implementations of an implantable medical device that may be used as a posterior, non-pedicle supplemental fixation device for use in the non-cervical spine. The medical device may be used as an interspinous fusion device. The medical device may be implanted with or without the removal of the supraspinous ligament. In one or more implementations, the supraspinous ligament may be preserved. The medical device may be attached firmly to the spinous processes above and below an interspinous space. The medical device may immobilize a lumbar motion segment posteriorly with no other devices implanted. The medical device may withstand compressive, torsional and shear loads seen in the lumbar spine. The medical device may be used to achieve supplemental fusion and to treat conditions of the spine such as, for example, degenerative disc disease, spondylolisthesis, trauma (i.e., fracture or dislocation), tumor and/or other conditions.
This document describes implementations of an implantable medical device, where the medical device may include an expandable central barrel with polyetheretheketone (PEEK) bone contacting endplates, with two spiked plates held together on posterior rails. The plates include projections (e.g., spikes) that bite into the spinous process to clamp the device in place. Each of the plates may angulate to conform to the patient anatomy. The plates may be locked with a set screw and may have a lordotic profile to match the lumbar anatomy. The expandable barrel may provide interspinous distraction, off-loading the spikes on the plate and reducing the chances of breaking the spinous process. The barrel may be sized to fit into the interspinous space without resistance, and then expanded. The barrel may include a graft window anteriorly and posteriorly and may be packed with graft material after expansion using the posterior window. The PEEK endplates may include anatomically-shaped grooves for optimal bone contact and fit.
The medical device 10 includes a first plate 12, a second plate 14 and an expandable central barrel (also referred to as a barrel) 16. The barrel 16 is illustrated in a collapsed state. The barrel 16 includes a first portion 18 (e.g., a first rail 18) and a second portion 20 (e.g., a second rail 20) The first rail 18 and the second rail 20 also may be referred to as the rails 18 and 20. The first rail 18 and the second rail 20 may be integrally formed with the barrel 16. The first rail 18 and the second rail 20 also may be referred to as posterior rails. The first plate 12 and the second plate 14 (also referred to as the plates 12 and 14) may be secured to the barrel 16 by coupling the first plate 12 to the first rail 18 and the second plate 14 to the second rail 20. The first plate 12 and the second plate 14 each may include a bushing 22 (e.g., a spherical bushing) assembled into the plates 12 and 14, where the plates 12 and 14 slide on the respective rails 18 and 20 through the bushing 22 and are secured using a set screw 24. As discussed in more detail below, each plate 12 and 14 may move laterally along its respective rail 18 and 20 to engage spinous processes of adjacent vertebra above and below the interspinous space.
In other example implementations (not shown), the first portion 18 and the second portion 20 may be grooves on the barrel 16. In this example, the first plate 12 and the second plate 14 each may include a projection (e.g., a rail) that is movably inserted into the corresponding groove on the barrel 16. This example implementation may function in the same way as described above and below, other than the structure of the rails may be implemented on the plates 12 and 14, which are then received in the first portion 18 and the second portion 20 of the barrel 16, where the first portion 18 and the second portion 20 are grooves on the barrel 16.
The first plate 12 may include an upper portion 26 and a lower portion 28. The second plate 14 may include an upper portion 30 and a lower portion 32. The plates 12 and 14 may include multiple projections 34 (e.g., spikes) on both the upper portions 26 and 30 and the lower portions 28 and 32. While the term spikes may be used for the projections 34 other types of projections may be used that may have a more tapered point or rounded point or other type of ending to the projection. The spikes 34 may be used to attach firmly and bite into the spinous processes above and below an interspinous space. The spikes 34 may be integrally formed with the plates 12 and 14 or the spikes 34 may be separate components that are secured to the plates 12 and 14. The spikes 34 may be pyramid shaped with a base portion secured or integrally formed on the plates 12 and 14. The sides of the spikes 34 may extend from the base to form a point in the shape of a pyramid. In other example implementations, the spikes 34 may be formed into other shapes that raise to a point to enable the spike to engage the spinous process. As discussed above, the end of the spikes 34 may include tips other than a point such as, for example, rounded tip, a square tip or other-shaped tip.
The plates 12 and 14 and the spikes 34 may be made of titanium. In other implementations, the plates 12 and 14 and the spikes 34 may be made of other biocompatible materials.
The example illustration of the medical device 10 includes four (4) spikes 34 on each portion 26, 28, 30 and 32 of the plates 12 and 14. In other example implementations, fewer or more spikes 34 may be included. In one example implementation, the spikes 34 on opposing portions (i.e., upper portions 26 and 30 and lower portions 28 and 32) may be aligned across from one another. In other example implementations, the spikes 34 on opposing portions may be offset from one another.
The first plate 12 and the second plate 14 may be shaped in a lordotic profile to match the lumbar anatomy. With respect to the first plate 12, the upper portion 26 is connected to the lower portion 28 by a central portion 36. The upper portion 26, the lower portion 28 and the central portion 36 may be integrally formed as a single plate component. The central portion 36 includes an open side (e.g., a C-shaped opening) to receive the bushing 22 and an opening (e.g., a hole) to receive the set screw 24, as illustrated in more detail in
Similarly to the first plate 12, the second plate 14 includes a central portion 38 that connects the upper portion 30 to the lower portion 32. The upper portion 30, the lower portion 32 and the central portion 38 may be integrally formed as a single plate component. The central portion 38 include an open side (e.g., a C-shaped opening) to receive the bushing 22 and an opening (e.g., a hole) to receive the set screw 24, as illustrated in more detail in
The central barrel 16 is an expandable barrel that may be in a collapsed position for insertion into a patient in the interspinous space without resistance and then expanded up to the barrel's maximum height. In one example implementation, the maximum expanded height of the barrel may be about 4 mm greater than the collapsed height.
The central barrel 16 includes a first endplate 40 and a second endplate 42 (also referred to as endplates 40 and 42), as best viewed in
The barrel 16 includes a first window 48 (e.g., also referred to as an opening or an anterior window) and a second window 50 (e.g., also referred to as an opening or a posterior window). The first window 48 and the second window 50 may be used as graft windows for the packing of bone graft material following the insertion and placement of the medical device 10 in a patient. In one implementation, after the barrel 16 has been expanded, the barrel 16 may be packed with bone graft using the second window 50. In this manner, graft containment areas accessed by the windows 48 and 50 may provide for a larger grafting area and may be packed after expansion of the barrel 16.
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In general, a central screw 52 is rotated to actuate two independent internal actuators. The actuators include split ramps that raise and lower the endplates 40 and 42 when the central screw 52 is rotated.
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Each of the actuators 70 and 72 may include split ramps 74 and 76 to accommodate the curved shape of the barrel 16. The barrel 16 is curved shaped and may be bulleted (or egg-shaped) on each end to allow for easier insertion into the interspinous space. The curved shape of the barrel 16 may provide maximum graft packing volume.
The actuators 70 and 72 may be loosely assembled into the frame 65 of the barrel 16 and the 74 and 76 placed over the actuators 70 and 72. The central screw 52 may be inserted into the actuators 70 and 72 and timed so that the actuators have specific spacing per rotation of the screw 52. Once the screw 52 is fully inserted, two pins (not shown) are pressed into the frame 65 posteriorly to capture the screw 52 to prevent its disassembly.
The rotation of the screw 52 causes the actuators 70 and 72 to rotate and the ramps 74 and 76 on the actuators 70 and 72 to push against the endplates 40 and 42, causing the endplates 40 and 42 to expand from a collapsed position. A counter rotation of the screw 52 causes the actuators 70 and 72 to rotate and the ramps 74 and 76 on the actuators 70 and 72 to recede from pushing against the endplates 40 and 42, causing the endplates 40 and 42 to collapses from an expanded state.
The medical device 100 includes a first plate 12 and a second plate 14. The medical device 100 includes a barrel 116. In the example of
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The process 200 includes expanding the barrel 16 or 116 from a collapsed form having a first height to an expanded form having a second height, where the second height is greater than the first height (220). As discussed above, the central screw 52 or 152 may be rotated to expand the barrel 16 or 116 from a collapsed form to an expanded form in the interspinous space.
The process includes moving the first plate 12 on the first portion (e.g., rail 18 or 118) to engage a spinous process (230) and moving the second plate 14 on the second portion (e.g., rail 20 or 120) to engage the spinous process (240). For example, the projections 34 on each of the plates 12 and 14 may engage the spinous process of adjacent vertebrae as the plates 12 and 14 are slid along the respective rails.
Optionally, the process 200 may include positioning the first plate 12 to a desired angle with respect to the first portion and positioning the second plate 14 to a desired angle with respect to the second portion. Once the plates 12 and 14 have been positioned to their desired angles, the plates 12 and 14 may be locked into position using the set screws 24.
The various components of the medical device 10 and the medical device 100 described herein can be formed with any biocompatible material used for such a medical device. For example, each of the various components can be formed with one or more biocompatible plastics and/or one or more biocompatible metals such as, for example, titanium and stainless steel.
While certain features of the described implementations have been illustrated as described herein, many modifications, substitutions, changes and equivalents will now occur to those skilled in the art. It is, therefore, to be understood that the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications and changes as fall within the scope of the embodiments. It should be understood that they have been presented by way of example only, not limitation, and various changes in form and details may be made. Any portion of the apparatus and/or methods described herein may be combined in any combination, except mutually exclusive combinations. The embodiments described herein can include various combinations and/or sub-combinations of the functions, components and/or features of the different embodiments described.
The present application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/058,462, filed on Aug. 8, 2018 (published as U.S. Pat. Pub. No. 2018-0344479), which is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/629,705 filed on Feb. 24, 2015, now U.S. Pat. No. 10,076,422, which is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/731,504, filed Dec. 31, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,011,493, which is titled “Spinous Process Fixation System and Methods Thereof,” all of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties for all purposes.
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