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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2019
Applicant:
Spineology Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Adam Shinbrot, Woodbury, MN (US);
Dan McPhillips, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
Spineology Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61F 2/4603 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4615 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4627 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implant insertion instrument provides a guide through tissue (skin, fascia, musculature) and into a vertebral space after a discectomy. The instrument slides onto a guide wire and defines a path for the implant to be delivered to the vertebral space. The guide expands laterally as required to accommodate the implant as the implant slides through a channel defined in the guide, which allows distraction of the vertebral bodies while maintaining a small incision in the patient.