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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2012
Applicant:
David Louis Kirschman, Dayton, OH (US);
Inventor:
David Louis Kirschman, Dayton, OH (US);
Assignee:
X-spine Systems, Inc., Miamisburg, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); F16B 39/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01); F16B 41/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7059 (2013.01); A61B 17/8042 (2013.01); A61B 17/8047 (2013.01); A61B 17/8057 (2013.01); A61F 2/44 (2013.01); A61F 2/447 (2013.01); A61F 2/4465 (2013.01); F16B 39/101 (2013.01); A61B 17/8605 (2013.01); A61F 2/30744 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2835 (2013.01); A61F 2002/305 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30062 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30131 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30189 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30383 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30385 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30387 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30398 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30439 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30505 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30507 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30517 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30576 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30578 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30604 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30616 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30774 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30784 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30785 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30787 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30794 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30904 (2013.01); A61F 2002/449 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4475 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4629 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00017 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00161 (2013.01); F16B 41/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method includes a housing dimensioned to be situated between adjacent spinal bones, such as adjacent vertebrae. Screws are provided in one embodiment and are dimensioned or configured to lock against each other to retain the screws and, consequently, the cover in place. Another embodiment illustrates a plurality of plate elements that can be slidably received and locked in the cage. Each of the plate elements are adapted to receive at least one screw and guide the screw at a predetermined angle into a vertebra, thereby securing the cage in an inter-vertebral space.