Universal trial for lateral cages

US9592063B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Michael J. O'Neil · West Barnstable, US
• Jonathan Bellas · Raynham, US
• Cody Cranson · Raynham, US
• Sheryl Frank · Taunton, US
• Michael Toto · Raynham, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 17, 2011
• Grant date: Mar 14, 2017
• Expiry date: Mar 6, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M25/0133
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method of trialing an intervertebral disc space, including the steps of creating the disc space, inserting a trial into the disc space, wherein the trial has i) a distal head having an upper surface and a lower surface connected by a pair of side walls, the side walls defining planes, and ii) a proximal rod, so that the head and rod form an obtuse angle and the rod extends through at least one of the planes defined by the side walls of the head.