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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2005
Bradley T. Estes, Memphis, TN (US);
Larry Boyd, Memphis, TN (US);
John A. Pafford, Germantown, TN (US);
Bradley T. Estes, Memphis, TN (US);
Larry Boyd, Memphis, TN (US);
John A. Pafford, Germantown, TN (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
Open chambered spacers, implanting tools and methods are provided. The spacers' include a body′ having a wall′ which defines a chamber′ and an opening′ in communication with the chamber′. In one embodiment the wall′ includes a pair of arms′ facing one another and forming a mouth′ to the chamber′. Preferably, one of the arms′ is truncated relative to the other, forming a channel. In one aspect the body′ is a bone dowel comprising an off-center plug from the diaphysis of a long bone. The toolsinclude spacer engaging means for engaging a spacer and occlusion means for blocking an opening defined in the spacer. In some embodiments, the occlusion meansincludes a plateextendable from the housing. In one specific embodiment the platedefines a groovewhich is disposed around a fastenerattached to the housingso that the plateis slideable relative to the housing