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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2010
Jason A. Edie, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Lloyd Guyton Bowers Cooper, Birmingham, AL (US);
Don Byron Walker, Ii, Muscle Shoals, AL (US);
Jason A. Edie, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Lloyd Guyton Bowers Cooper, Birmingham, AL (US);
Don Byron Walker, II, Muscle Shoals, AL (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
An intervertebral spacer for positioning between vertebral members. The spacer may include contact surfaces that are configured to contact against the vertebral members. A fluid cylinder may be positioned between the first and second contact surfaces and configured to contain a fluid. The fluid cylinder may include an outer cylinder with an open first end that telescopingly receives an inner cylinder. The spacer is configured to maintain the distance between the contact surfaces at a desired amount.