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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2017
Applicant:
Centinel Spine, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
John Parry, West Chester, PA (US);
John J. Viscogliosi, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
CENTINEL SPINE, LLC, New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61B 17/1604 (2013.01); A61F 2/30771 (2013.01); A61F 2/44 (2013.01); A61F 2/442 (2013.01); A61F 2/447 (2013.01); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2/4637 (2013.01); A61B 17/1642 (2013.01); A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61B 17/8875 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3008 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30062 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3079 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3093 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30787 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30841 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30879 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30884 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4475 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4638 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00005 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00017 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01);
Abstract
The embodiments provide a spinal implant that is configured for midline insertion into a patient's intervertebral disc space. The spinal implant may include structural guidance features to facilitate the angular approach of fixation elements into the apertures. The spinal implant may also be a configured with a tactile or visual feedback response feature to allow the user to know when the fixation elements are fully seated within the apertures.