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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen D. Kuslich, Stillwater, MN (US);
Francis Peterson, Prescott, WI (US);
Joseph E. Gleason, Eagan, MN (US);
Assignee:
Spineology, Inc., Stillwater, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/04 ;
Abstract
An instrument for filling cavities in a body, such as a cavity within a reamed out spinal disc, with beads includes a cyclical agitator that functions to prompt the introduction of one bead at a time through the fill tube to prevent clogging and to promote compaction within the cavity.