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US 2006/0235520 A1Published application
Spinal implant apparatus, method and system
OwnerYashdip Pannuinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus, method and system for the treatment and management of spinal defects and inserting a spinal implant into an implantation space is described. The system may include a slotted implant, a distractor and an inserter and be employed in posterior lumbar or thoracic surgery.
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A spinal insert, comprising:
- a first portion with a slot and a surface adapted to engage a contacting surface;
- a second portion with a slot and a surface adapted to engage a contacting surface;
- a third portion that is substantially flat;
- a fourth portion that is substantially flat;
- a fifth portion that is substantially flat;
- a sixth portion that is substantially curved;
- and
- a central body.
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A distractor, comprising:
- a first handle;
- a first jaw extending from the first handle, wherein at least a portion of the first jaw extends at an angle with respect to the first handle;
- a second handle;
- a second jaw extending from the second handle, wherein at least a portion of the second jaw extends at an angle with respect to the second handle;
- and
- a distractor mechanism coupled between the first handle and the first jaw and the second handle and the second jaw such that movement of the first handle and the second handle toward each other actuates said distractor mechanism to move the entire length of the first jaw apart from the entire length of the second jaw in parallel.
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A system for implanting a spinal insert, comprising:
- clasping a spinal insert with a distractor;
- inserting a rod into a in the spinal insert;
- separating two vertebrae using two blades on the distractor;
- inserting the distractor and the spinal insert between two vertebrae;
- placing the spinal insert between the two vertebrae;
- removing the rod from the spinal insert;
- retracting the two vertebrae with the distractor;
- allowing the vertebrae to contact the spinal insert;
- and
- removing the distractor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.