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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2009
Applicants:
Wesley Johnson, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Deborah A. Barber, Shakopee, MN (US);
Thomas Hektner, Medina, MN (US);
Larry Fuller, Woodbury, MN (US);
Lawrence Wales, Maplewood, MN (US);
Inventors:
Wesley Johnson, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Deborah A. Barber, Shakopee, MN (US);
Thomas Hektner, Medina, MN (US);
Larry Fuller, Woodbury, MN (US);
Lawrence Wales, Maplewood, MN (US);
Assignee:
Spine Wave, Inc., Shelton, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A surgical instrument and method is provided for creating and preparing a cavity in a bony intervertebral body. Asymmetrical cutting structures selectively open a cavity which has a relatively large surface area in the vertical direction. One method pertains to the treatment of a vertebral compression fracture.