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Implant for stabilizing a bone graft during spinal fusion

US8066749B2 · kind B2 · utility

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112References

15Claims

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Assignee

Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors

Charles J. Winslow · Walnut Creek, US
Christopher Fair · Denver, US
James F. Zucherman · San Francisco, US
Ken Y. Hsu · San Francisco, US
Steven T. Mitchell · Pleasant Hill, US
Scott A. Yerby · Montara, US
John J. Flynn · Concord, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 14, 2005
Grant date	Nov 29, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 27, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2310/00976
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Systems and method in accordance with the embodiments of the present invention can include an implant for positioning at a vertebra for resisting the expulsion of a bone graft from within an intervertebral space. The implant includes a buttress plate having an intervertebral plate and an anchoring plate connected such that the intervertebral plate can move relative to the anchoring plate.

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