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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Spinefrontier, Inc, Beverly, MA (US);
Inventors:
Kingsley R. Chin, Wilton Manors, FL (US);
Lin Yin, Brighton, MA (US);
Vito Lore, Somerville, MA (US);
Matthew Ibarra, Lakewood, CA (US);
Michael Drnek, Hampstead, NH (US);
Assignee:
SPINEFRONTIER, INC, Malden, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/447 (2013.01); A61F 2/30749 (2013.01); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61B 17/8033 (2013.01); A61B 17/8052 (2013.01); A61F 2002/305 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30331 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30571 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30578 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30604 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30733 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30787 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30878 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30884 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30904 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4619 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4627 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4629 (2013.01);
Abstract
An interbody spinal fusion assembly includes an interbody cage, planar metal pins and bone fasteners. The interbody cage includes a metal cage and a PEEK insert. The PEEK insert is inserted into a slot of the metal cage and is secured to the metal cage with a pin. The assembled interbody cage is inserted in the space between two adjacent vertebras and is secured in placed with the planar metal pins and the bone fasteners.