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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
May. 20, 2003
Applicants:
Todd C. Bonvallet, Hixson, TN (US);
Eric C. Lange, Germantown, TN (US);
Tom J. Francis, Cordova, TN (US);
Steven D. Deridder, Bartlett, TN (US);
Inventors:
Todd C. Bonvallet, Hixson, TN (US);
Eric C. Lange, Germantown, TN (US);
Tom J. Francis, Cordova, TN (US);
Steven D. DeRidder, Bartlett, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Instruments and techniques separate or spread adjacent bony structures by inserting a distal spreader assembly into the space between the adjacent bony structures and actuating the spreading members with a proximal actuator assembly.