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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2003
John L. White, Bartlett, TN (US);
Steven D. Deridder, Bartlett, TN (US);
Bret M. Berry, Cordova, TN (US);
George Frey, Englewood, CO (US);
Jeffrey D. Moore, Horn Lake, MS (US);
Jeffrey L. Scifert, Arlington, TN (US);
Troy D. Drewry, Memphis, TN (US);
Jeffrey S. Smithey, Collierville, TN (US);
Eric C. Lange, Germantown, TN (US);
John L. White, Bartlett, TN (US);
Steven D. DeRidder, Bartlett, TN (US);
Bret M. Berry, Cordova, TN (US);
George Frey, Englewood, CO (US);
Jeffrey D. Moore, Horn Lake, MS (US);
Jeffrey L. Scifert, Arlington, TN (US);
Troy D. Drewry, Memphis, TN (US);
Jeffrey S. Smithey, Collierville, TN (US);
Eric C. Lange, Germantown, TN (US);
SDGI Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A vertebral replacement device for supporting adjacent vertebrae includes a vertebral body member having at least one of an upper or lower disc replacement member engaged thereto at one end thereof. The disc replacement device can be positioned in a spinal disc space when disengaged from the vertebral body member.