Method and apparatus for retaining a fusion member while delivering the fusion member between two vertebral bodies
US8551175B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 15, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00976
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Some embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus that (1) delivers a fusion member between two vertebral bodies after at least a portion of the fibrocartilaginous disc between the vertebral bodies has been removed, and (2) affixes the fusion member to the vertebral bodies. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes (1) a fusion member that is delivered and positioned between the vertebral bodies, (2) a delivery mechanism that delivers and positions the fusion member between the vertebral bodies, and (3) an anchoring member that affixes the fusion member to the vertebral bodies.
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