Implant insertion apparatus and method of use
CA 2611932 C · Owner: Synthes (U.S.A.) · Inventors: Kephart, Douglas S.; Evans, David E.
Overview
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An apparatus for use with a spinal implant includes a handle structure with a passage. A shaft with a screw thread is moveable within the passage in the handle structure. A pusher block is linked to the shaft and has a forward , surface configured to engage the spinal implant. A screw-threaded clutch member is supported on the handle structure for movement into and out of engagement with the screw thread on the shaft.
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- Filed February 22, 2006 and granted June 11, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 22, 2026.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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