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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Kurt Schmura, Raynham, MA (US);
Edwin Chan, Woodbridge, NJ (US);
Benjamin Chronister, West Chester, PA (US);
Raymond Murphy, Raynham, MA (US);
Michael Jacene, Raynham, MA (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/447 (2013.01); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2/4637 (2013.01); A61B 17/86 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30057 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30131 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30387 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30433 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30774 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30787 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30904 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4628 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00359 (2013.01);
Abstract
An intervertebral implant frame that is configured to engage a spacer can include a pair of arms that extend longitudinally from a support member such that the arms engage the spacer. The spacer can be made from bone graft, and include a first spacer body made of cortical bone, and a second spacer body made of cancellous bone.