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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2015
Kolum, Inc., Lafayette, CA (US);
Shigeru Tanaka, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Edward Liou, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Jeffrey D. Smith, Clayton, CA (US);
David Michael Schummers, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brad Jones, Redding, CA (US);
Sandeep Kunwar, Woodside, CA (US);
Peter Weber, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bruce M. McCormack, San Francisco, CA (US);
SPINE WAVE, INC., Shelton, CT (US);
Abstract
A spinal fusion system may include an interbody fusion cage, a fixation plate, and an implanter. The interbody fusion cage may include a proximal region, a distal region opposite the proximal region, a superior region, an inferior region opposite the superior region, and an open volume between the proximal and distal regions. The superior and inferior regions are located between the proximal and distal regions and are configured such that, when the interbody fusion cage is implanted in the disc space, the superior region contacts the inferior end plate and the inferior region contacts the superior end plate. The fixation plate is receivable in the open volume of the interbody fusion cage and includes a superior blade and an inferior blade. At least one of the blades includes a first opening defined therein. The fixation plate is displaceable between a non-deployed state and a deployed state.