Enhanced cage insertion device
US8979860B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00239
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of delivering a fusion cage to an intervertebral disc space bounded by adjacent vertebral endplates, comprising the step of delivering the fusion cage into the disc space without contacting its teeth to the vertebral endplates during delivery, wherein a sheath is interposed between a cage surface and the endplates to prevent contact therebetween during delivery.
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