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AssigneeWarsaw Orthopedic, Inc., An Indiana Corporation
InventorsRichard A. Hynes, Gary S. Lindemann, William David Armstrong
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In some aspects, the spinal plates of the present disclosure are sized and shaped for use in a spinal level adjacent to a previously treated spinal level. The spinal plates of the present disclosure are generally no-profile or low-profile plates. That is, the spinal plates are sized and shaped for positioning entirely within the disc space between adjacent vertebrae such that the plates either do not extend beyond the outer boundaries of the vertebrae (no profile) or extend only slightly beyond the outer boundaries of the vertebrae (low profile). The spinal plates of the present disclosure are also configured to receive fixation members, such as bone screws, in a hyper-angulated orientation. The hyper-angulated screws facilitate optimal cortical bone purchase or penetration of the adjacent vertebrae to fixedly secure the spinal plates to the vertebrae.
A spinal plate for positioning between a first vertebra and a second vertebra, the spinal plate comprising:
A spinal implant for stabilizing a pair of adjacent vertebrae without penetrating a sidewall of the vertebrae, the spinal implant comprising:
A method of stabilizing a first vertebra and a second vertebra adjacent to a previously stabilized spinal level that includes the first vertebra, the method comprising:
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