Facet interference cage
US9918743B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 7, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/4687
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An implant includes a body sized and shaped for insertion into a facet joint, the implant including a first bone fixation element receiving opening extending through a portion thereof along a first axis oriented so that, when the implant is received within a facet joint in a desired configuration, a bone fixation element inserted into the first bone fixation element receiving opening will extend into a first one of the vertebra forming the facet joint.
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