Modular interbody fusion implant
CA 2435832 A1 · Owner: Boyd, Lawrence M. · Inventors: Ray, Eddie F. Iii; Boyd, Lawrence M.; Kozak, Jeffrey
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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An interbody fusion device (10) for engagement between vertebrae includes a pair of lateral spacers (12, 13) for spacing the vertebrae and a connecting , member (28) adapted to couple together the lateral spacers (12 13) when , inserted between the vertebrae. The connecting member (28) individual lateral , spacers (12, 13), or the entire spinal spacer (10) can be made of bone in order to promote fusion of the vertebrae. The modular construction permits use of bone segments otherwise unsuitable due to size or strength in stable fusion devices.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed January 14, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 14, 2022.
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