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Spinal implant and cutting tool preparation accessory for mounting the implant

US8480745B2 · kind B2 · utility

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107References

31Claims

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Assignee

Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors

Mingyan Liu · Bourg-la-Reine, FR
Daniel Chopin
Hans-Jorg Meisel · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 18, 2006
Grant date	Jul 9, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 17, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2310/00179
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This invention relates to a spinal implant for promoting fusion of adjacent vertebrae and restoration of normal disc height. The spinal implant includes an upper and lower surface adapted to engage cancellous bone tissue in the vertebral bodies. The spinal implant also includes at least two opposing bearing surfaces adapted to bear against cortical bone tissue in the endplates of adjacent vertebrae. This invention also provides an instrumentation to prepare the intervertebral space to receive the spinal implant and techniques for treating patents in need of corrective spinal surgery.

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