A - Human Necessities – 61 – F
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
F
A61F 2/44 (2006.01) A61F 2/46 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2553532
An implant (310) for the spinal column is disclosed, comprising an elongated body having convex upper and lower surfaces (314, 317), a pair of lateral sidewalls (313, 315) and a cavity (332) opening at said upper and lower surfaces. The implant further comprises a leading end portion (316) structured for insertion into the disc space in a collapsed condition. An instrument (100) is disclosed for insertion of a spinal implant (110) having notches (124) in its lateral surfaces, the instrument comprising fingers (104, 108) to grip the implant in said notches, wherein the fingers do not protrude outwardly from the lateral suface (115, 113) of the implant both in the gripping and the non-gripping position.
L'invention concerne des techniques et des systèmes pour une distraction d'un espace de disque vertébral et pour un support d'une vertèbre adjacente. L'invention concerne des instruments d'essai pouvant être insérés dans l'espace de disque pour déterminer une hauteur d'espace de disque voulue et pour sélectionner un implant correspondant. L'invention concerne également des implants permettant une auto-distraction et permettant de fournir la hauteur d'espace de disque voulue, ces implants pouvant être implantés dans l'espace de disque vertébral.
Duncan James P.
Foley Kevin T.
Haddock Sean M.
Moore Jeffrey D.
Simonton Thomas A.
Sdgi Holdings Inc.
Smart & Biggar
Warsaw Orthopedic Inc.
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