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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2007
Erasmo Lopez, Seattle, WA (US);
Jonathan Bellas, Bridgewater, MA (US);
Amie Borgstrom, Stanford, CA (US);
Douglas R. Lasota, Saugus, MA (US);
Erasmo Lopez, Seattle, WA (US);
Jonathan Bellas, Bridgewater, MA (US);
Amie Borgstrom, Stanford, CA (US);
Douglas R. LaSota, Saugus, MA (US);
DePuy Spine, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
Various exemplary instruments for introducing an implant using a posterolateral approach are also provided, as well as various exemplary methods for using such instruments. In general, the instruments are configured to interconnect to an implant and/or to a guide member such that the components are all docked relative to one another. This allows the various components of a multi-piece implant to be mated intraoperatively within the disc space, and in particular to be guided into alignment with one another.