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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:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
May. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
James T. McKinley, Woodside, CA (US);
James F. Marino, La Jolla, CA (US);
Corbett W. Stone, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/46 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/46 ;
Abstract
A method for inserting a bone block into a patient's intervertebral space, comprising: supporting the bone block in an inserter; advancing the inserter into the intervertebral space; rotating the inserter, thereby separating adjacent vertebrae; separating the bone block and the inserter with a push rod; and removing the inserter from the intervertebral space.
Published as:
WO9960837A2; WO9960837A3; WO9960837A9; US6368325B1; US2002055745A1; US6887248B2; US2005216088A1; US7776094B2; US2010312290A1;