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End device for a vertebral implant

US7674294B2 · kind B2 · utility

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31References

32Claims

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Assignee

Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors

Dean G. Karahalios · Indianapolis, US
Danny Braddock · Germantown, US
Andrew M. Dickson · Knoxville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 1, 2005
Grant date	Mar 9, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 25, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2230/0069
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An end device attached to an implant and methods of use. The end device comprises a base having a receiving area, an opening, and at least one gate that is selectively positionable between open and closed orientations. The implant is sized to fit through the opening and into the receiving area when the gate is in the open orientation. Once inserted, the gate is sized to extend across at least a section of the opening and prevent the implant from escaping.

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