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Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009

Filed:

Jun. 14, 2003
Applicants:

Keith Valentine, San Diego, CA (US);

Pat Miles, San Diego, CA (US);

Jared Aramabula, San Diego, CA (US);

Jeff Castleberry, Escondido, CA (US);

Bryan D. Hildebrand, White Fish, MT (US);

Scot Martinelli, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Keith Valentine, San Diego, CA (US);

Pat Miles, San Diego, CA (US);

Jared Aramabula, San Diego, CA (US);

Jeff Castleberry, Escondido, CA (US);

Bryan D. Hildebrand, White Fish, MT (US);

Scot Martinelli, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:

NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A system and associated methods for performing spinal fusion, involving the use of a graft holder assembly, a locking assembly, and a pair of bone graft implants to simultaneously introduce the bone graft implants into a disc space to thereafter effect spinal fusion.


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