Implant inserter having a bifurcated adjustable stop
US8361080B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/4627
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A spinal implant insertion tool, comprising: a) a shaft having distal end having upper and lower pairs of prongs extending therefrom, the prongs adapted for holding an implant or an implant trial and defining a centerline therebetween, and b) an adjustable stop slidably received upon the shaft of the tool, wherein the adjustable stop has a bifurcated distal end defining first and second prongs that are off-centerline from the centerline. Because the stop is bifurcated and thereby avoids the centerline of the vertebral bodies, it will not collide with components of a Caspar distractor.
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