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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2005
Applicants:
Lawrence M. Boyd, Durham, NC (US);
Eddie F. Ray, Iii, Cordova, TN (US);
Jeffrey Kozak, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Lawrence M. Boyd, Durham, NC (US);
Eddie F. Ray, III, Cordova, TN (US);
Jeffrey Kozak, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An interbody fusion device for engagement between vertebrae includes a pair of lateral spacers for spacing the vertebrae, and a connecting member adapted to couple together the lateral spacers when inserted between the vertebrae. The connecting member, individual lateral spacers, or the entire spinal spacer can be made of bone in order to promote fusion of the vertebrae. The modular construction permits use of bone segments otherwise unsuitable due to size or strength in stable fusion devices.