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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2007
James E. Van Hoeck, Cordova, TN (US);
Troy Mcdonald, Millington, TN (US);
Bradley J. Coates, Rossville, TN (US);
Regis W. Haid, Jr., Atlanta, GA (US);
Stephen E. Heim, Memphis, TN (US);
Kevin Foley, Germantown, TN (US);
Eugene C. Eckstein, Germantown, TN (US);
James E. Van Hoeck, Cordova, TN (US);
Troy McDonald, Millington, TN (US);
Bradley J. Coates, Rossville, TN (US);
Regis W. Haid, Jr., Atlanta, GA (US);
Stephen E. Heim, Memphis, TN (US);
Kevin Foley, Germantown, TN (US);
Eugene C. Eckstein, Germantown, TN (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of a hollow spinal spacer () includes a curved anterior wall () having opposite ends (), a posterior wall () having opposite ends (), two lateral walls (), each integrally connected between the opposite ends () of the anterior () and posterior () walls to define a chamber (). The walls () include a superior face () and an inferior face (). The superior face () defines a first opening () in communication with the chamber () and includes a first vertebral engaging surface (). The inferior face () defines a second opening () in communication with the chamber () and includes a second vertebral engaging surface ().