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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Vivonics, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Vivonics, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0256 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3052 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30224 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30462 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30471 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4485 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4619 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4627 (2013.01);
Abstract
An intervertebral support insertion tool includes a tube having a distal open end for insertion in a patient proximate vertebra and a proximal open end. A shaft is received in the tube proximal open end and has a distal intervertebral support interface for engaging an intervertebral support loaded into the tube. A housing supports the tube and shaft with a first drive mechanism such a linear actuator advances the shaft in the tube. A second drive mechanism such as a rotational drive rotates the shaft. In this way the shaft advances and rotates the intervertebral support to position and deploy it between adjacent vertebrae.