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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen D Kuslich, Maplewood, MN (US);
James Donald Corin, Minneapolis, MN (US);
George W Bagby, Spokane, WA (US);
Assignee:
Sulzer Spine-Tech Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 17 ;
Abstract
A method for implanting an implant into a bore formed between opposing vertebra includes forming a bore between the vertebra and selecting an implant having a rigid body with exposed threads and a hollow interior and with holes formed through a shell of the body into the interior. The implant is placed within the bore with a longitudinal axis of the body aligned with an axis of the bore. The body is advanced into the bore to stretch an annulus.