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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2003
Larry Gause, Memphis, TN (US);
Dusty Anna Needham, Eads, TN (US);
Robert Weakley, Collierville, TN (US);
Kenneth S. Shipp, Collierville, TN (US);
Benjamin Garden, Cordova, TN (US);
Larry Gause, Memphis, TN (US);
Dusty Anna Needham, Eads, TN (US);
Robert Weakley, Collierville, TN (US);
Kenneth S. Shipp, Collierville, TN (US);
Benjamin Garden, Cordova, TN (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A system for stabilizing a portion of the spine comprising an elongate plate attached to one or more vertebrae by a number of bone anchors, with the system including one or more features that provide visualization of an implant disposed within a vertebral space and/or the interface between the implant and the adjacent vertebral tissue. A holding instrument is included that is engageable to the plate for positioning the plate adjacent the spinal column.