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Transpedicular intervertebral disk access methods and devices

US7867233B2 · kind B2 · utility

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36References

17Claims

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Assignee

Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors

Samuel M. Shaolian · Newport Beach, US
George P. Teitelbaum · Santa Monica, US
Michael R. Henson · Trabuco Canyon, US
Thanh Van Nguyen · El Monte, US
To V. Pham · Trabuco Canyon, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 25, 2003
Grant date	Jan 11, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 12, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2002/444
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Methods and devices for treating diseases and conditions that change the spacial relationship between the vertebral bodies and the intervertebral disks, or that cause instability of the vertebral column, or both, and a method and devices that allow the surgeon to access the intervertebral space to restore a more normal three-dimensional configuration of the space, with or without additionally fusing two adjacent vertebrae.

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