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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2012
Applicants:
Wesley D. Johnson, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Tyler Lipschultz, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Larry Wales, Maplewood, MN (US);
Robert Kieval, Medina, MN (US);
Inventors:
Wesley D. Johnson, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Tyler Lipschultz, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Larry Wales, Maplewood, MN (US);
Robert Kieval, Medina, MN (US);
Assignee:
Spine Wave, Inc., Shelton, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method is provided for distracting, in a given direction, and supporting opposing vertebral bodies. A plurality of wafers are consecutively inserted between the vertebral bodies to create a column of wafers. The column of wafers is oriented between the vertebral bodies so as to expand in the given direction as the wafers are consecutively added to the column.