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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2008
Applicants:
Thomas J. Runco, Providence, RI (US);
John Mulcahy, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Seungkyu Daniel Kwak, Needham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas J. Runco, Providence, RI (US);
John Mulcahy, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Seungkyu Daniel Kwak, Needham, MA (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Syntheses Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61F 2/4465 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30841 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4475 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4622 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4627 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implant inserter for use in ALIF spine surgery, wherein the inserter has a flexible bracket, biased closed, onto which two long blades can be removably attached.