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US 2017/0304068 A1Published application
Posterior intervertebral disc inserter and expansion techniques
AssigneeDePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
InventorsJonathan Bellas, Seung-kyu Daniel Kwak, Michael J. O'Neil, John Riley Hawkins
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Abstract
Insertion and expansion devices for use in inserting motion discs, and associated methods of use.
Claims1
A method of inserting a curvilinear motion disc having a first and second legs connected by a pivot, each leg having an endportion, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing the motion disc in a collapsed position,
- b) providing a motion disc inserter comprising a handle having a longitudinal axis and a first end having a first holder and a deployer, the deployer being axially moveable along the axis of the handle,
- c) attaching the first endportion of the motion disc to the first holder,
- d) contacting the second endportion of the motion disc to the deployer,
- e) arcuately inserting the motion disc into the disc space in the collapsed condition, and
- f) axially moving the deployer to move the second leg and to expand the motion disc into an open condition.
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