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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
May. 19, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rodney L. Houfburg, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Richard A. Erickson, Edina, MN (US);
Assignee:
Sulzer Spine-Tech Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/04 ; A61F 2/44 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/04 ; A61F 2/44 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides instruments and methods for insertion of multiple spinal implants into the intervertebral space between opposing vertebral bodies. Instrumentation according to the invention includes a multi-lumen guide, complimentary obturators, drill depth guides and other associated instruments. The methods of the invention provide for greater ease and accuracy in aligning multiple spinal implants in an intervertebral disk space.