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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:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
David J. Urbahns, Beachwood, OH (US);
Thomas S. Camino, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
Depuy Acromed, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/756 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/756 ;
Abstract
A kit is for removing a spacer having a surface and ends from a spine. The kit includes an osteotome, a threaded extractor, and a trephine, each for releasing spacer from spine. Osteotome includes a cutting portion having a surface formed to engage surface of spacer and a tip formed to cut bone surrounding surface of spacer. Extractor includes a side wall having threads formed to cut one of the ends of spacer and pull spacer away from spine when side wall rotates relative to spacer. Trephine includes a blade having a sleeve defining a passageway and including an edge formed to cut material surrounding surface of spacer.