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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2015
Intrinsic Therapeutics, Inc., Woburn, MA (US);
Gregory H. Lambrecht, Natick, MA (US);
Jacob Einhorn, Brookline, MA (US);
Christopher J. Tarapata, North Andover, MA (US);
Robert Kevin Moore, Natick, MA (US);
Sean M. Kavanaugh, South Boston, MA (US);
Intrinsic Therapeutics, Inc., Woburn, MA (US);
Abstract
Methods of inserting and retaining interbody fusion material are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods include inserting an anchored implant comprising a bone anchoring portion and an engagement portion. A method may also include inserting at least one bone fusion material within a disc space between two adjacent vertebral bodies. In some embodiments, a method includes driving the bone anchoring portion into an outer surface of at least one of the adjacent vertebral bodies and recessing the bone anchoring portion within the outer surface of the at least one adjacent vertebral body.