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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;

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McKinley, James. (2002). Bone blocks and methods for inserting bone blocks into intervertebral spaces (U.S. Patent No. 6368325). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6368325

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