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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2009
Charles L. Branch, Advance, NC (US);
Mingyan Liu, Bourg-la-Reine, FR;
Lawrence M. Boyd, Memphis, TN (US);
Loic Josse, Palaja, FR;
Charles L. Branch, Advance, NC (US);
Mingyan Liu, Bourg-la-Reine, FR;
Lawrence M. Boyd, Memphis, TN (US);
Loic Josse, Palaja, FR;
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to implants formed from donor bone for use in lumbar interbody fusion procedures and instruments for performing such procedures. The implants are formed to include a concave surface formed from a portion of the medullary canal of a long bone. The concave surface defines a recess in the implant that serves as a depot for osteogenic material. Specific instruments for inserting the implants prepared according to this invention and for preparing the intervertebral space to receive the implants are also provided.