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Minimally invasive instruments and methods for preparing vertebral endplates

US7674265B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors

Maurice M. Smith · Cordova, US
Roy K. Lim · Germantown, US
Thomas E. Roehm, III · Braden, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 24, 2003
Grant date	Mar 9, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 21, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/1659
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Instruments and methods for treating vertebral endplates are disclosed. The instrument includes one or more treatment members movable from a reduced profile position for insertion to the operative site to a deployed position for providing treatment to the vertebral endplates.

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