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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2008
Applicants:
Robert Sommerich, Norton, MA (US);
Glen Arthur Presbrey, Mapleville, RI (US);
Martin Meer, Vohringen, DE;
Gerhard Pohl, Sankt Georgen, DE;
Katherine Herard, Harrisville, RI (US);
Inventors:
Robert Sommerich, Norton, MA (US);
Glen Arthur Presbrey, Mapleville, RI (US);
Martin Meer, Vohringen, DE;
Gerhard Pohl, Sankt Georgen, DE;
Katherine Herard, Harrisville, RI (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Spine, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An instrument set for an intervertebral expandable spacer having a pair of co-axial annuluses locked together by an engagement member, the set including an inserter/expander having both a rapid expansion mechanism and a fine tuning expansion mechanism.