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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2006
Jean-charles Lehuec, Pessac, FR;
Mingyan Liu, Bourg la Reine, FR;
Loic Josse, Denens, CH;
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
One embodiment is directed to instrumentation for performance of a spinal implantation procedure. In one form, this instrumentation includes: a tube device with an inner surface defining a passage from a proximal end portion to a distal end portion, a conveyor including a threaded conveying rod to be received in the passage of the tube device that can be rotated in the tube or moved in translation along the passage, and a deformable prosthesis structured to move through the passage of the tube by rotating the threaded conveying rod while at least a portion of the deformable prosthesis is positioned between the inner surface and the rod. Optionally, a tool to maintain position of the tube device can be included that has a jaw mechanism, among other things.