Guide apparatus of intervertebral implant
US5885300A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2230/0069
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A guide apparatus of an intervertebral implant which is adapted to firmly fix an implant between adjacent corpus vertebrae includes a grip portion. A hollow inner tube is connected to the grip portion, in which an implant insertion tool can be removably inserted. A first guide projection is provided at the front end of the inner tube to protrude forward therefrom. A movable outer tube is rotatably fitted onto the inner tube. A second guide projection is provided at the front end of the movable outer tube to protrude forward therefrom.
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