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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Spine Wave, Inc., Shelton, CT (US);
Inventor:
Hugues Malandain, Easton, CT (US);
Assignee:
SPINE WAVE, INC., Shelton, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
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 2/442 (2013.01); A61F 2/447 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30784 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30904 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4475 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for use in spinal interbody fusion comprises, in combination, a spinal interbody fusion implant and an inserter releasably attached thereto. The implant comprises a hollow interior through which the inserter extends, the inserter having a tapered distal tip projecting exteriorly beyond the distal end of the implant to initially distract opposing tissue surfaces and to facilitate insertion of the implant into the intradiscal space between the vertebral bodies.