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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Stryker European Holdings I, Llc, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Inventor:
Thomas A. Alheidt, Sussex, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Stryker European Holdings I, LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2/442 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2835 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30405 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4435 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4677 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for intervertebral disc repair includes a cannulated screw having a head and a shaft, a plug defining an aperture, and an intervertebral spacer. The screw is configured to be placed through the aperture and into engagement with the spacer. A kit includes the device, a guide wire connectable with the spacer, and a bone tamp. Methods of using the device and kit are provided.