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Devices and techniques for a posterior lateral disc space approach

US7481812B2 · kind B2 · utility

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40Claims

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Assignee

Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors

George Frey · Englewood, US
John L. White · Kent, US
Steven D. DeRidder · Strawberry Plains, US
Harald Ebner · Deggendorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 26, 2006
Grant date	Jan 27, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 27, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S606/912
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This invention relates to devices and instruments for implant insertion through a posterior lateral opening to the disc space. The instruments include an implant inserter, and the devices include a spinal fusion implant engageable by the implant inserter. The implant provides bilateral support of the adjacent vertebrae when inserted into the disc space from a postero-lateral approach.

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