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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2013
Alphatec Spine, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Breanna McKenny, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Joseph Aferzon, New Britain, CT (US);
Jeffrey A. Bash, Middletown, CT (US);
Alphatec Spine, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
An interbody spacer system for insertion between a first vertebra and a second vertebra according to the principles of the present disclosure includes and interbody spacer and a first curved blade. The interbody spacer includes an outer wall and a first surface for engaging an endplate of the first vertebra and a second surface for engaging an endplate of the second vertebra. A first entry aperture in the outer wall and a first exit aperture on the first surface communicate with a first curved path extending therebetween. The first curved blade enters the first entry aperture and exits through the first exit aperture to secure the spacer to the first vertebra.