Method for using spinal implants
US5443514A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 1, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2230/0082
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of fusing together the adjacent vertebrae using the spinal implant includes removing at least a portion of the spinal disc between the adjacent vertebrae. The spinal implant is inserted between the adjacent vertebrae with the first and second parallel side surfaces facing the adjacent vertebrae. The spinal implant is rotated into a position in which the parallel side surfaces extend from one of the adjacent vertebrae to the other adjacent vertebrae and the upper and lower surfaces engage the adjacent vertebrae.
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