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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2014
Applicant:
K2m, Inc., Leesburg, VA (US);
Inventors:
Casey K. Lee, Florham Park, NJ (US);
George Makris, West Orange, NJ (US);
Alastair J. T. Clemow, Princeton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
K2M, Inc., Leesburg, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1757 (2013.01); A61B 17/1642 (2013.01); A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61F 2/44 (2013.01); A61B 17/1659 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1602 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30841 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30884 (2013.01);
Abstract
An endplate for an intervertebral prosthesis includes an inner domed region and a peripheral rim wherein the inner domed region has a non-circular plan and has an area that is at least 50% of the area of the endplate. A surgical instrument for milling a recess in a vertebral endplate includes a cutting tool having a drive shaft with a positioning collar, a guard frame, and a pair of guide plates attached to the guard frame and spaced to confine the positioning collar and having guide slots for the drive shaft.