Devices and techniques for a posterior lateral disc space approach

US9107649B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors

• George Frey · Englewood, US
• John L. White · Kent, US
• Steven D. DeRidder · Strawberry Plains, US
• Harald Ebner · Deggendorf, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 17, 2011
• Grant date: Aug 18, 2015
• Expiry date: Jan 18, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S606/912
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

This invention relates to devices and instruments for implant insertion through a posterior lateral opening to the disc space. The instruments include an implant inserter, and the devices include a spinal fusion implant engageable by the implant inserter. The implant provides bilateral support of the adjacent vertebrae when inserted into the disc space from a postero-lateral approach.