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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
May. 02, 2016
Neuropro Spinal Jaxx, Inc., Modesto, CA (US);
Gary R. McLuen, Port Townsend, WA (US);
Benjamin J. Remington, Modesto, CA (US);
Daniel R. Baker, Seattle, WA (US);
Joseph N. Logan, Trumbull, CT (US);
Gregory C. Stalcup, Columbia City, IN (US);
Daniel E. Gerbec, Logan, UT (US);
Neuropro Spinal Jaxx, Inc., Modesto, CA (US);
Abstract
A bone fusion method, apparatus and device for insertion between bones that are to be fused together and/or in place of one or more of the bones, such as, for example, the vertebrae of a spinal column. The bone fusion device comprises one or more extendable plates having a central rib. The bone fusion device includes one or more support channels configured to receive an insertion instrument that is then secured to the bone fusion device via a coupling mechanism. As a result, the coupled device is able to be securely positioned between vertebrae using the insertion instrument with minimal risk of slippage.