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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2008
Applicants:
George Frey, Englewood, CO (US);
Mingyan Liu, Bourg-la-Reine, FR;
Loic Josse, Palaja, FR;
Lawrence M. Boyd, Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
George Frey, Englewood, CO (US);
Mingyan Liu, Bourg-la-Reine, FR;
Loic Josse, Palaja, FR;
Lawrence M. Boyd, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention relates to devices and instruments for implant insertion through a posterior lateral opening to the disc space. The instruments include an implant inserter, and the devices include a spinal fusion implant engageable by the implant inserter. The implant provides bilateral support of the adjacent vertebrae when inserted into the disc space from a postero-lateral approach.