Devices and methods for inserting spinal implants
US7252673B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 10, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/7062
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An implant inserter is releasably engageable to an implant to facilitate placement of the implant in a minimally invasive approach to space between adjacent spinous processes. The implant inserter can engage the implant in a first configuration for insertion and thereafter remotely release the implant for engagement with the spinous processes in the patient.
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