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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Exactech, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);
Inventors:
Jason A. McAtamney, Gainesville, FL (US);
Larry G. Hickey, Alachua, FL (US);
Assignee:
Exactech, Inc., Gainsville, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (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 17/0642 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01);
Abstract
In some embodiments, an intervertebral implant may include a body including a superior and an inferior surface. The implant may include a first channel extending from an anterior end towards the posterior end of the body. The implant may include a first anchor channel The implant may include a first guide member positionable in the first channel The implant may include a first anchor. When the first guide member moves from a first position to a second position the first anchor may be conveyed through the first anchor channel and couple the body to an adjacent vertebra.