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US 2017/0304077 A1Published application
Delivery device for graft material
AssigneeMedtronic Xomed, Inc.
InventorsLouis M. Shadeck, Phillip J. Berman
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Abstract
A method of delivering graft material to a surgical site includes positioning graft material in a tube of a delivery device. The tube defines an open end and a bend along its length. A plunger within the tube is advanced to dispense the graft material through the open end.
Claims1
A method of delivering graft material to an intervertebral disc, comprising:
- positioning graft material in a tube of a delivery device, wherein the delivery device further includes a first handle and a second handle extending within a first plane;
- wherein the tube defines an open end and a bend portion at a distal end along a length of the tube;
- wherein the bed portion extends away from the first and second handles while remaining within the first plane;
- delivering the tube to a nucleus of the intervertebral disc;
- and
- advancing a plunger within the tube to dispense the graft material through the open end.
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