System and method for performing spinal fusion
US7618423B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 14, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00359
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and associated methods for performing spinal fusion, involving the use of a graft holder assembly, a locking assembly, and a pair of bone graft implants to simultaneously introduce the bone graft implants into a disc space to thereafter effect spinal fusion.
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