发明名称 |
Insertion tool for use with trial intervertebral distraction spacers |
摘要 |
An instrument for inserting and removing an intervertebral spacer into and out from an intervertebral space between adjacent vertebral bones, the spacer having a trunk portion having a longitudinal axis and flange portions at each longitudinal end of the trunk, the instrument including: a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; the proximal end including a handle; and a holding structure provided at the distal end, which holding structure includes an enclosure within which the trunk of the spacer may be selectively introduced and maintained therein, the holding structure having an opening leading to the enclosure and through which opening the trunk of the spacer may be selectively passed to when forced therethrough.
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申请公布号 |
US6428544(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2002.08.06 |
申请号 |
US20010906120 |
申请日期 |
2001.07.16 |
申请人 |
THIRD MILLENNIUM ENGINEERING, LLC |
发明人 |
RALPH JAMES D.;TATAR STEVEN;ERRICO THOMAS J. |
分类号 |
A61B17/02;A61F2/46;(IPC1-7):A61B17/58 |
主分类号 |
A61B17/02 |
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