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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2004
Rudolf Bertagnoli, Vienna, AT;
Tai Friesem, Ingleby Barwick, GB;
Jean-charles Lehuec, Pessac, FR;
Hallett H. Mathews, Richmond, VA (US);
Lukas Eisermann, Memphis, TN (US);
Mingyan Liu, Bourg-la-Reine, FR;
Loic Josse, Palaja, FR;
Jeffrey Zhang, Collierville, TN (US);
Rudolf Bertagnoli, Vienna, AT;
Tai Friesem, Ingleby Barwick, GB;
Jean-Charles LeHuec, Pessac, FR;
Hallett H. Mathews, Richmond, VA (US);
Lukas Eisermann, Memphis, TN (US);
Mingyan Liu, Bourg-la-Reine, FR;
Loic Josse, Palaja, FR;
Jeffrey Zhang, Collierville, TN (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
An instrument for separating adjacent vertebrae includes a handle assembly and a distal portion at a distal end of the handle assembly. The distal portion includes first and second members movable from an unexpanded configuration for insertion in the disc space toward an expanded configuration to separate the vertebrae. A cutting member of a cutting instrument can be guided by the instrument to prepare the vertebrae for engagement with an implant.