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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2007
Jeffrey Trudeau, Marquette, MI (US);
Brian Janowski, Marquette, MI (US);
Thomas Kilpela, Marquette, MI (US);
Tim Brown, Negaunee, MI (US);
Michael Jackson, Hancock, MI (US);
Qi-bin Bao, Marquette, MI (US);
Jeffrey Trudeau, Marquette, MI (US);
Brian Janowski, Marquette, MI (US);
Thomas Kilpela, Marquette, MI (US);
Tim Brown, Negaunee, MI (US);
Michael Jackson, Hancock, MI (US);
Qi-Bin Bao, Marquette, MI (US);
Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc., Marquette, MI (US);
Abstract
A prosthetic spinal implant having a deployable securing mechanism that is deployable into a portion of the vertebral space for affixing the implant between the vertebrae, the securing mechanism having tactile feedback means comprising a surface for transmitting tactile feedback during deployment of the securing mechanism. A spinal implant having deployable securing means that interface with the implant to prevent the deployable securing means from retracting after deployment. An implant that utilizes its resilient properties to provide the user with tactile feedback with which the user may ascertain the position of the securing mechanism. A system and tools for sizing and implanting implants with the aforementioned characteristics.