Oblique lumbar interbody fusion
US8100950B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 24, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/564
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method fuses an inferior vertebra and a superior vertebra together. The method includes the steps of: extending a screw obliquely, both anteriorly and superiorly, through the inferior vertebra; and further extending the screw across an interbody space and into the superior vertebra both anteriorly and superiorly.
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