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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2019
Applicant:
Stryker European Operations Holdings, Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Steven Willis, Mahwah, NJ (US);
Robert Cipoletti, Pompton Plains, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/447 (2013.01); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3008 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30056 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3071 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3082 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30082 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30151 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30156 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30777 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30823 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30884 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30891 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30904 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00011 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spinal fusion implant including a body and a jacket is disclosed. The jacket includes at least two radiopaque markers extending therefrom for use in determining the position of the implant after placement between intervertebral bodies. Methods of implanting and evaluating positioning of the implant are also disclosed.