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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2009
Randall Allard, Issaquah, WA (US);
Robert S. Biscup, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Thomas Carls, Memphis, TN (US);
Jason Eckhardt, Memphis, TN (US);
Tom Francis, Memphis, TN (US);
Clayton G. Leroux, Westlake, OH (US);
Robert B. Rice, Warsaw, IN (US);
Randall Allard, Issaquah, WA (US);
Robert S. Biscup, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Thomas Carls, Memphis, TN (US);
Jason Eckhardt, Memphis, TN (US);
Tom Francis, Memphis, TN (US);
Clayton G. Leroux, Westlake, OH (US);
Robert B. Rice, Warsaw, IN (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A multi-piece intervertebral disc augmentation implant that may be assembled within the annulus fibrosus is disclosed. The implant may be guided into a precise location through a relatively small opening in the annulus fibrosus with the aid of an elongated guide.