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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 07, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Rodney L. Houfburg, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
Sulzer Spine-Tech Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/756 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/756 ;
Abstract
Instruments and methods are disclosed for positioning a spinal implant within an intervertebral disc space between adjacent vertebrae. The invention advantageously provides for positioning of the implant at a predetermined location with reduced likelihood of implant positioning which deviates from the predetermined location.