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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:
Sep. 05, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Paul M Sand, Roseville, MN (US);
Assignee:
Sulzer Spine-Tech Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 61 ; 606 99 ; 623 17 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides instruments and methods for insertion of spinal implants into the intervertebral space between opposing vertebral bodies. Instrumentation according to the invention includes an instrument guide having a first member and a second member each having a tubular proximal region and a distal region having a lateral guide surface. The instruments and methods of the invention are particularly advantageous for placement of spinal implants using a posterior approach to the vertebrae.
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