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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2019
Applicant:
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Inventor:
Bacem Georges, Franklin, MA (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61B 17/86 (2013.01); A61F 2/30744 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2835 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30482 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30904 (2013.01);
Abstract
An intervertebral fusion device having a cage having an opening or window in its front wall that allows for the insertion of bone graft therethrough after the cage has been placed into the disc space. The device further has a faceplate that covers the front wall of the cage and provides features for securing bone screws to the adjacent vertebral bodies.