Methods and devices for inserting and engaging vertebral implants in minimally invasive procedures
US7341587B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 20, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/4628
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical instrument assembly includes an inserter instrument and a driving instrument to engage an implant to a bony structure in a patient. The inserter instrument is positionable in a patient with the implant engaged thereto to position the implant at an operative site in the patient. A driving instrument is engageable to the inserter instrument to engage the implant to bony structure at the operative site. A template is provided and engageable by the driving instrument to facilitate preparation of the bony structure to receive the implant.
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