Providence Medical Technology received three new United States patents for spinal procedures, according to a report from The Herald.
The patents are for:
• A cervical distraction method for implanting a facet joint, including "puncturing an access hole in a facet capsule, accessing the facet joint with a guide tool through the access hole and routing an implant into the joint along the guide tool."
• A vertebral joint implants and delivery tools patent for a system that minimally invasively accesses the spinal facet joint space through a posterior approach.
• A vertebral joint implants and delivery tools patent describing a method to place the spinal implant in a facet joint.
Providence Medical Technology is a privately held device company focused on minimally invasive solutions. The company is currently commercializing the DTRAX platform of differentiated cervical implants and instruments.