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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2011
Applicants:
Thomas Gamache, Raynham, MA (US);
Joseph Childs, Raynham, MA (US);
Matthew Parsons, Raynham, MA (US);
Kevin Flaherty, Raynham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Gamache, Raynham, MA (US);
Joseph Childs, Raynham, MA (US);
Matthew Parsons, Raynham, MA (US);
Kevin Flaherty, Raynham, MA (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4465 (2013.01); A61B 17/0642 (2013.01); A61B 17/0682 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0641 (2013.01); A61F 2/4603 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2835 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30092 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30161 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30196 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30484 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30507 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30518 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30576 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30593 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30604 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30607 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30616 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30774 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30787 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30841 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30843 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30904 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4625 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00017 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00029 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00161 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for securing a intervertebral cage to one or more levels of the spine with fixation. The fixation, which is typically a staple, is intended to be driven perpendicular to the proximal face of the cage and in-line with the inserter. After the cage is placed and positioned according to surgeon preference, a single piece fixation clip is then deployed and fixed in a manner that produces a zero-profile device.