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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2014
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Iden Kurtaliaj, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Kevin Gahman, Douglassville, PA (US);
Chad Glerum, Pennsburg, PA (US);
John Matthews, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Douglas Cahill, Lititz, PA (US);
Ross Morris, Carlisle, PA (US);
Scott Myers, Lansdale, PA (US);
Michael Zweizig, Fleetwood, PA (US);
Patrick J. Nolan, Cinnaminson, NJ (US);
Patrick Murray, Collegeville, PA (US);
Victoria Michna, Wayne, PA (US);
Aditya Muzumdar, King of Prussia, PA (US);
Aditya Ingalhalikar, King of Prussia, PA (US);
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Abstract
An intervertebral spacer inserter includes a sleeve having a longitudinal axis, a hollow sleeve bore extending through the sleeve along the longitudinal axis, a sleeve tip end and an opening of a passage disposed in the sleeve tip end. The passage extends into the sleeve to the sleeve shaft along a passage axis that intersects the longitudinal axis at an angle less than about 90°. A sliding tip with an elongated slot is in contact with the sleeve tip end and is moveable with respect to the sleeve tip end between a first position with the opening accessible through the elongated slot and disposed adjacent a first end of the elongated slot and a second position with the opening accessible through the elongated slot and disposed adjacent a second end of the elongated slot opposite the first end.