Surgical instrumentation and method for treatment of the spine
CA 2419196 A1 · Owner: Sdgi Holdings, Inc. · Inventors: Justis, Jeff R.; Foley, Kevin T.
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Instrumentation for treatment of the spine including an elongate member , having a deformable distal end portion at least partially formed of a flexible and preferably elastic material. The distal end portion has an initial configuration for placement adjacent a vertebral body and a deformed configuration defining at least one outwardly extending projection for displacement of at least a portion of the vertebral body. The elongate member preferably comprises a rod member, a sleeve member and an actuator mechanism for imparting relative linear displacement between the rod and sleeve members to effect outward deformation of the distal end portion of the sleeve member. In one …
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- Filed August 13, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 13, 2021.
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