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Patent
CA 2591678
An implant (2480) for use in spinal surgery comprises a resilient element having an inflatable cavity. It is formed of a biologically compatible material and is arranged for placement between end plates of adjacent vertebra. The implant (2480) may also include a wound disc replacement element (2490). A method of performing spinal surgery on a patient comprises securely mounting a patient onto a patient support table (100); imaging a spinal region of the patient; building up a three-dimensional image file of the spinal region of the patient; storing the image file; and utilizing the image file for planning and carrying out computer controlled spinal surgery on the patient utilizing the implant. A computer controlled surgical implant system (160) comprises a steerable endosurgical implanting assembly (170) operative to install the implant at a desired location in a patient; and a computerized controller (180), which operates the steerable endosurgical implanting assembly (170).
Active Implants Corporation
Smart & Biggar
LandOfFree
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