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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2003
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);
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);
NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
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.