Cervical spine spacer
AssigneeGlobus Medical, Inc.
InventorsSean Suh, Jon Suh, Ryan Watt
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Abstract
A cervical spine spacer includes a spacer body configured to be disposed between adjacent cervical vertebrae in the cervical spine and to maintain a desired spacing between the adjacent cervical vertebrae. The cervical spine spacer also includes a channel passing completely through the spacer body from a first surface of the spacer body to a second surface of the spacer body and a fastener configured to pass through the channel. At least one of the first surface and the second surface is configured to contact one of the adjacent cervical vertebrae and the channel is sized to accommodate the fastener passing through the channel at a plurality of angles.
Claims20
A cervical spine spacer comprising:
- a spacer body, including a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is configured to contact a first cervical vertebral body among adjacent cervical vertebral bodies, the spacer body further comprising:
- a first spacer portion and a second spacer portion;
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- an anchor plate portion from which the first spacer portion and the second spacer portion extend;
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- a channel configured to pass through the spacer body from the first surface and the second surface, wherein the channel comprises a first opening in the first surface and a second opening in the second surface,
- wherein the first spacer portion and the second spacer portion are coupled only through the anchor plate, and
- wherein the anchor plate extends in a plane orthogonal to both the first spacer portion and the second spacer portion.
A cervical spine spacer comprising:
- a spacer body including a first surface and a second surface, the spacer body further comprising:
- a first spacer portion and a second spacer portion;
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- an anchor plate portion from which the first spacer portion and the second spacer portion extend;
- a channel comprising a first opening in the first surface and a second opening in the second surface;
- a fastener configured to pass through the channel,
- wherein the first spacer portion and the second spacer portion are coupled only through the anchor plate, and
- wherein the anchor plate extends in a plane orthogonal to both the first spacer portion and the second spacer portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.