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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2013
Applicants:
Hieu T. Ball, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Lance M. Middleton, Soddy Daisy, TN (US);
Inventors:
Hieu T. Ball, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Lance M. Middleton, Soddy Daisy, TN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/442 (2013.01); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61B 17/8033 (2013.01); A61B 17/8047 (2013.01); A61B 17/86 (2013.01); A61F 2002/302 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3082 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30112 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30387 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30784 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30787 (2013.01);
Abstract
An intervertebral spinal spacer that can include a substantially annular body that can include an upper surface, a lower surface, an outer surface, and an inner surface. The inner surface of the substantially annular body can define an internal cavity. The annular body can include a plurality of outer apertures and a plurality of inner apertures connected by a plurality of fluid passages that can draw fluid into the internal cavity.