Instrumentation and method for delivering an implant into a vertebral space
CA 2470196 A1 · Owner: Li Medical Technologies, Inc. · Inventors: Li, Lehmann K.; Li, Rhodemann
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Instrumentation (60, 100) and method for delivering an implant (50 90, 90', 102, 102') into an intervertebral disc space (S) including a die member (70, 110) configured to transition the implant (50 90, 90', 102, 102') from an , initial configuration to a deformed configuration having a reduced lateral profile suitable for insertion into the intervertebral disc space (S) in a minimally invasive manner. In one embodiment the die member (70, 110) , includes an opening (72 120) sized to receive the implant (50, 90 90', 102, 102') while in the initial configuration and wherein relative displacement , between the implant (50 90, 90', 102, 102') and the die member (70 110) , causes the implant …
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- Filed December 12, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 12, 2022.
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