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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2020
Spine Innovation, Llc, Del Mar, CA (US);
Robert Eastlack, San Diego, CA (US);
James Bruffey, San Diego, CA (US);
Maneesh Bawa, San Diego, CA (US);
Brian Bowman, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Benjamin Arnold, San Diego, CA (US);
Jude Paganelli, Coronado, CA (US);
Spine Innovation, LLC, Del Mar, CA (US);
Abstract
A delivery instrument for placing an interbody implant into an intervertebral space of a patient comprises a plurality of elongated plates disposed adjacent one another. Each elongated plate has a proximal portion and a distal portion. The distal portion is sized and shaped to fit into the intervertebral space, and is configured to engage a vertebral body in the intervertebral space. An expandable member is coupled to the plurality of elongated plates so as to form an enclosed tube that is sized and shaped to receive the interbody implant. The expandable member allows for translation of the plurality of elongated plates relative to one another as the interbody implant passes through the tube.