Systems and methods for spinal surgery
CA 2793237 C · Owner: Depuy Spine, Inc. · Inventors: Naughton, Ron; Beardsley, Timothy; Birkmeyer, Paul, Jr.
Overview
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A surgical instrument system, including a distractor including a shaft and a paddle the paddle being located on a distal end of the shaft wherein the distractor paddle and shaft present a guide surface for guiding the placement of an implant when the distractor is in the distraction orientation and the distractor paddle further includes an angled guide feature that is configured to guide an implant through a partial rotation to a desired angle.
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- Filed February 9, 2005 and granted April 21, 2015. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 9, 2025.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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