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Insertion instrument for an intervertebral implant

US8535326B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims

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Assignee

DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

Boris Beyersdorff · Tuttlingen, DE
Thierry Marnay · Montpellier, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 30, 2006
Grant date	Sep 17, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 21, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2220/0025
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In an insertion instrument for a three-piece intervertebral implant that includes an upper part that can be placed against a vertebra, a lower part that can be placed against the adjacent vertebra, and a pivot element that can be inserted between these two parts, the instrument having two arms, disposed side by side and supported pivotably relative to one another on one end, which at their free ends each have one retention device for the upper part and lower part, respectively, of the intervertebral implant, it is proposed that a longitudinal guide for the pivot element is disposed in one of the arms.

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