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US 12,109,127 B2Granted
Implant inserter having a laterally-extending dovetail engagement feature
AssigneeDePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
InventorsThomas Gamache, Michael D. Sorrenti
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Abstract
A method of inserting a fastener into a fusion cage can include attaching a fastener head of a bone fastener to a flexible bone fastener driver. The method can also include inserting the bone fastener into a threaded throughhole of a fusion cage comprising a front wall, a pair of opposing side walls, a back wall, and top and bottom surfaces adapted for gripping opposed vertebral endplates, wherein the front wall comprises the threaded throughhole.
Claims19
A method of inserting a bone fastener into a fusion cage, comprising the step of:
- attaching a fastener head of the bone fastener to a distal end portion of a flexible bone fastener driver;
- bending the distal end portion including coupling a pre-bent sleeve to the distal end portion so as to transition the distal end portion from a straight configuration to a curved configuration;
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- inserting the bone fastener into a threaded throughhole of the fusion cage comprising a front wall, a pair of opposing side walls, a back wall, and top and bottom surfaces adapted for gripping opposed vertebral endplates, wherein the front wall comprises the threaded throughhole.
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