Devices and methods for inter-vertebral orthopedic device placement
US8673013B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 22, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0006
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed are methods and devices for implanting an orthopedic device between skeletal segments, such as vertebrae, using limited surgical dissection. The implanted devices are used to adjust and maintain the spatial relationships of adjacent bones. The implanted device can be, for example, an artificial disc, a fusion cage or any other appropriate device for implantation between skeletal segments.
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