Vertebral endplate chisel
US6840941B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/1757
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vertebral endplate chisel having upper and lower shaving portions, and a non-cutting guide integrally connected to and extending between the shaving portions and adapted to center the chisel within the disc space so that equal amounts of bone are removed from each endplate by the shaving portions as the chisel moves through the disc space.
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