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US 2008/0077248 A1Published application
Vertebral body replacement
AssigneeAlphatec Spine, Inc.
InventorsFred Murillo, Laurence Mercer McKinley
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Abstract
A spacer for use in spine fusion surgical procedures is disclosed. The spacer includes an enclosure having a wall that is configured to enclose a hollow interior. The wall is further configured to include a plurality of openings spaced throughout the wall. The openings are configured to connect an exterior of the enclosure to the hollow interior. The enclosure further includes an indication cutting line configured to allow adjustment of a height of the enclosure.
Claims19
A spacer for use in spine fusion surgical procedures, comprising:
- an enclosure having a wall that is configured to enclose a hollow interior;
- said wall is further configured to include a plurality of openings spaced throughout said wall;
- wherein said openings are configured to connect an exterior of said enclosure to said hollow interior;
- said enclosure further includes an indication cutting line configured to allow adjustment of a height of said enclosure.
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A spinal vertebral replacement assembly, comprising:
- a spacer having:
- an enclosure having a wall that is configured to enclose a hollow interior;
- said wall is further configured to include a plurality of openings spaced throughout said wall;
- wherein said openings are configured to connect an exterior of said enclosure to said hollow interior;
- said enclosure further includes an indication cutting line configured to allow adjustment of a height of said enclosure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.