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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2011
Robert D. Fraser, Adelaide, AU;
Alexander Grinberg, Newton, MA (US);
John D. Malone, Franklin, MA (US);
Bradley Moore, West Vancouver, CA;
Michael J. O'neil, West Barnstable, MA (US);
Mark C. Boomer, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Robert D. Fraser, Adelaide, AU;
Alexander Grinberg, Newton, MA (US);
John D. Malone, Franklin, MA (US);
Bradley Moore, West Vancouver, CA;
Michael J. O'Neil, West Barnstable, MA (US);
Mark C. Boomer, Phoenix, AZ (US);
DePuy Synthes Products LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
An installation tool that is useful for the efficient and effective placement of an article, such as an artificial disc, between adjacent vertebral bodies is provided. The installation tool can be provided as a kit having modular components which allow the surgeon to select from among a variety of components to assemble an installation tool that is optimized for its intended use. The installation tool of the invention generally includes a pair of opposed levers, each of which has a proximal handle portion and a distal portion. A fulcrum is disposed between the two levers to enable proper operation of the tool. The tool further includes a pusher block that is positioned between the two levers and is selectively movable between an initial location distal of the fulcrum and a final location adjacent the distal end of the levers. The pusher block includes a proximal end, a distal end, and a bore extending at least partially therethrough. A pusher rod, which facilitates movement of a pusher block, has a distal end extending into the bore in the pusher block and a proximal, handle end.