Mounting devices for fixation devices and insertion instruments used therewith
US8414616B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 12, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/809
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vertebral cleat and a vertebral support system employing the vertebral cleat is provided. Preferably, the vertebral cleat includes a base member having a superior and an inferior surface; an elongate keel portion having a cutting edge thereon depending from the inferior surface of the base member; and a spike portion depending from the inferior surface of the base member, the spike portion having a height that is greater than a height of the elongate keel portion. There is also provided a tool for grasping and implanting the vertebral cleat in a plurality of insertion configurations.
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