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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2017
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Michael J O'Neil, West Barnstable, MA (US);
Jonathan Bellas, Bridgewater, MA (US);
Cody Cranson, Middleboro, MA (US);
Sheryl Furlan, Lakeville, MA (US);
Michael Toto, Canton, MA (US);
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A method of trialing an intervertebral disc space, comprising the steps of : a) creating the disc space, b) inserting a trial into the disc space, the trial having i) a distal head having an upper surface and a lower surface connected by a pair of side walls, the side walls defining planes, and ii) a proximal rod, wherein the head and rod form an obtuse angle, and wherein the rod extends through at least one of the planes defined by the side walls of the head.