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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2004
Howard Wolek, Morris Plaine, NJ (US);
Franceso Larosa, Neptune, NJ (US);
Jeffrey A. Kozak, Houston, TX (US);
Mark A. Lorenz, Hinsdale, IL (US);
Michael R. Zindrick, Hinsdale, IL (US);
Howard Wolek, Morris Plaine, NJ (US);
Franceso Larosa, Neptune, NJ (US);
Jeffrey A. Kozak, Houston, TX (US);
Mark A. Lorenz, Hinsdale, IL (US);
Michael R. Zindrick, Hinsdale, IL (US);
Blackstone Medical, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an apparatus for vertebral body replacement and methods associated therewith. In one embodiment, a vertebral body replacement apparatus may be used to correct and stabilize the spine (e.g., the thoracolumbar spine (T1-L5)). In another embodiment, a vertebral body (e.g., a diseased and/or damaged vertebral body) that has been resected or excised (e.g., for the treatment of a tumor or trauma) may be replaced (with the height of the resected or excised vertebral body being substantially replaced and restored by the apparatus of the present invention).