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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2020
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
William P. McDonough, Collegeville, PA (US);
William L. Strausbaugh, Myerstown, PA (US);
Christopher Bonner, Downingtown, PA (US);
Thomas Pepe, West Chester, PA (US);
Ralph Meili, Muttenz, CH;
Markus Hunziker, Aaru, CH;
Michael Jeger, Thernen, CH;
Thomas Kueenzi, Magden, CH;
David Koch, North Logan, UT (US);
Rainer Ponzer, Himmelreid, CH;
Joern Richter, Kandern, DE;
Roger Berger, Büren, CH;
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
An implant for insertion into the disc space between vertebrae. The implant including a spacer portion, a plate portion coupled to the spacer portion, a plurality of bone fixation elements for engaging the vertebrae and a retention mechanism for preventing the bone fixation elements from postoperatively uncoupling from the implant.