Interbody insertion tool and method
AssigneeSpineWorks, LLC
InventorsDouglas Wayne Neary, Jeffrey Eugene Deckey, Gerald John Alexander, Roger Denis Sung
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Abstract
An interbody insertion tool and cage for use during an interbody spinal fusion procedure is disclosed. In one aspect, the tool comprises a rod centrally located within the tool that has the ability to remain attached to the cage to aid in: coupling the tool to the cage, release of the tool from the cage, alignment of additional hardware, and insertion of materials within the hollow of the cage.
Claims2
A device for inserting a spinal cage assembly between vertebral bodies during an interbody spinal fusion procedure, the device comprising:
- a cage attachment portion at a distal end of the device, the cage attachment portion comprising an inner rod centrally located within the cage attachment portion and configured to couple to the spinal cage;
- a coupling portion;
- and
- a handle portion at a proximal end of the device, wherein the coupling portion is configured to decouple the device from the spinal cage after insertion of the spinal cage between the vertebral bodies, and wherein the inner rod of the cage attachment portion remains coupled to the spinal cage after the device is decoupled from the spinal cage.
A method for inserting a spinal cage between vertebral bodies during an interbody spinal fusion procedure, the method comprising:
- attaching a cage attachment portion of a device to the spinal cage;
- inserting the spinal cage between the vertebral bodies using a handle portion of the device;
- decoupling the handle portion of the device from the spinal cage;
- and
- moving the handle portion away from the spinal cage such that the cage attachment portion of the device remains engaged with the spinal cage upon movement of the handle portion away from the spinal cage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.