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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2021
Applicant:
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Inventors:
John C. Voellmicke, Franklin, MA (US);
Michael J. O'Neil, West Barnstable, MA (US);
Derek Shaw, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Alexander Grinberg, Auburndale, 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); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2/447 (2013.01); A61F 2/4601 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61F 2/446 (2013.01); A61F 2/4465 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30032 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30092 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30331 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30593 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30604 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30731 (2013.01); A61F 2002/448 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00017 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00239 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of delivering a fusion cage to an intervertebral disc space bounded by adjacent vertebral endplates, comprising the step of delivering the fusion cage into the disc space without contacting its teeth to the vertebral endplates during delivery, wherein a sheath is interposed between a cage surface and the endplates to prevent contact therebetween during delivery.