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Intervertebral body fusion cage with keels and implantation methods

US7837732B2 · kind B2 · utility

125Cited by

188References

42Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors

James F. Zucherman · San Francisco, US
Ken Y. Hsu · San Francisco, US
Henry A. Klyce · Piedmont, US
Charles J. Winslow · Walnut Creek, US
Scott A. Yerby · Montara, US
Steve Mitchell · Pleasant Hill, US
John J. Flynn · Concord, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 19, 2004
Grant date	Nov 23, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 10, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2310/00293
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An intervertebral implant has a fusion body with at least one keel that anchors the implant into cancellous bone of at least one vertebral body. A method for implantation includes lateral implantation of the implant.

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