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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2008
Michael W. Dudasik, Nutley, NJ (US);
Zoya Royt, Fresh Meadows, NY (US);
Jean-jacques Abitol, San Diego, CA (US);
Joseph P. Errico, Green Brook, NJ (US);
Michael W. Dudasik, Nutley, NJ (US);
Zoya Royt, Fresh Meadows, NY (US);
Jean-Jacques Abitol, San Diego, CA (US);
Joseph P. Errico, Green Brook, NJ (US);
SpineCore, Inc., Allendale, NJ (US);
Abstract
An adjustable pin drill guide and method for using an adjustable pin drill guide to prepare a vertebral body space to receive an implant are disclosed. The method includes providing an adjustable pin drill guide, producing a gap by removing tissue between a first vertebral body and a second vertebral body, inserting into the gap first and second extensions of the guide in a first position, moving the first extension and the second extension to a second position, drilling a first hole in the first vertebral body through a first opening in the guide, drilling a second hole in the second vertebral body through a second opening in the guide, placing a first pin into the first hole, and placing a second pin into the second hole. The first and second extensions are preferably in parallel planes when in the first and second positions.