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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
May. 23, 2013
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
William P. McDonough, West Chester, PA (US);
William L. Strausbaugh, West Chester, PA (US);
Christopher Bonner, West Chester, PA (US);
Thomas Pepe, West Chester, PA (US);
Ralph Meili, Oberdorf, CH;
Markus Hunziker, Oberdorf, CH;
Michael Jeger, Oberdorf, CH;
Thomas Kueenzi, Oberdorf, CH;
David Koch, Bubendorf, CH;
Rainer Ponzer, Oberdorf, CH;
Joern Richter, Oberdorf, CH;
Roger Berger, Oberdorf, CH;
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
An implant for insertion into the disc space between vertebrae. The implant including a spacer portion, a plate portion coupled to the spacer portion, a plurality of bone fixation elements for engaging the vertebrae and a retention mechanism for preventing the bone fixation elements from postoperatively uncoupling from the implant.