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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2014
Facet-link Inc., Rockaway, NJ (US);
Klaus Dmuschewsky, Hamburg, DE;
FACET-LINK INC., Rockaway, NJ (US);
Abstract
An implantation instrument for an expandable intervertebral fusion implant that includes a base piece and a cover piece that are configured to bear on a facing end plate of one of two adjacent vertebrae, the cover piece being adjustable in height with respect to the base piece, and a ratchet mechanism being provided between the base piece and the cover piece to effect a stepped adjustment of height and secure an adopted height again reversal, the implantation instrument being configured for expanding the intervertebral fusion implant and comprising a force measurer that interacts with a displacement measurer to indicate an expansion attained by a particular actuating force.