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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2008
Mark Dace, Memphis, TN (US);
Stephen Papadopoulos, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);
Stephen White, Memphis, TN (US);
Bradley Coates, Yarmouth, IA (US);
Greg Marik, Collierville, TN (US);
Mark Dace, Memphis, TN (US);
Stephen Papadopoulos, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);
Stephen White, Memphis, TN (US);
Bradley Coates, Yarmouth, IA (US);
Greg Marik, Collierville, TN (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
The present application is directed to instruments and methods for preparing a space between vertebral members. One embodiment of the instrument may include an elongated shaft with a proximal end and a distal end. A blade may be positioned at an end of the shaft and may rotate about an axis. The blade may include one or more teeth that include a height and/or contour. During rotation of the blade, the teeth contact and cut into one of the vertebral members. The instrument may also include a depth stop that limits a depth that the teeth can cut into the vertebral member. In some embodiments, the instrument includes a second blade that is configured to cut into the second vertebral member.