Apparatus and methods for inserting an implant
US8382768B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 27, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/4628
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for inserting an implant into a cavity provide for: disposing an implant between opposing first and second ramps of an implant insertion instrument; orienting first and second vertebral contact surfaces of the ramps such that they define an initial, non-zero angle therebetween; inserting the first and second ramps into an intervertebral space of a spine; advancing the implant distally along and between the ramps such that the first and second vertebral contact surfaces of the first and second ramps separate while holding the initial angle substantially constant.
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