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US 2016/0095713 A1Published application
Stackable Interlocking Intervertebral Support System
AssigneeNuVasive, Inc.
InventorDan K. Ahlgren
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Abstract
An intervertebral support system, comprising: a center portion having top and bottom recesses; a top portion having a bottom recess, the bottom recess in the top portion interlocking with the top recess in the center portion when the top position is positioned on top of the center portion; and a bottom portion having a top recess, the top recess in the bottom position interlocking with the bottom recess in the center portion when the bottom portion is positioned under the center portion.
Claims11
A spinal support system, comprising:
- a plurality of elongated inserts having ramped distal portions for successively increasing the height of a space within a spine.
A method for increasing the height of a space within a spine, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a plurality of elongated inserts, each elongated insert having a ramped distal portion;
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- (b) successively advancing said plurality of elongated inserts into said space within a spine such that said elongated inserts are positioned vertically adjacent one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.