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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Rudolf Bertagnoli, Vienna, AT;
Daniel B. Murrey, Charlotte, NC (US);
John P. Furda, New Port Richey, FL (US);
Marc Reichen, Buren a.d. Aare BE, CH;
David Gerber, Providence, RI (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1757 (2013.01); A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61B 17/17 (2013.01); A61F 2/4425 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61F 2/4684 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1602 (2013.01); A61F 2002/305 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30383 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30604 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30662 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30884 (2013.01); A61F 2002/443 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4628 (2013.01);
Abstract
An instrument system, associated milling or drilling guide and method include use of a trial implant of a size corresponding to an actual implant for the intervertebral space, with a milling guide mounted on the trial implant. The system also includes a cutting tool which is used to form a cutout in an adjacent vertebra.