Segmented linked intervertebral implant systems
US6387130B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 14, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00023
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of positioning a plurality of intervertebral implants in a patient's intervertebral space, comprising: introducing an elongated member into the patient's intervertebral space; and sequentially advancing a plurality of intervertebral implants over the elongated member and into the patient's intervertebral space, the plurality of intervertebral implants each having at least one hole passing therethrough, with the elongated member received through the holes passing through each of the plurality of implants.
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