Implant packaging cartridge and insertion tool
AssigneeGlobus Medical, Inc.
InventorsMeaghan Jones, Jody L. Seifert, Jason Gray, Prem Ramakrishnan
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Abstract
A packaging insert/cartridge for use with an implant having first and second components is provided. The packaging insert includes a main body, a snap fit latch extending proximally from the main body and a spacer extending distally from the main body and configured to be disposed between the first and second components of the implant. The snap fit latch is adapted to snap fit over a mating part of an implant inserter.
Claims20
A packaging insert for use with an implant having first and second components, the packaging insert comprising:
- a main body;
- a snap fit latch extending proximally from the main body, the snap fit latch adapted to snap fit over a mating part of an implant inserter;
- at least one spacer extending distally from the main body and configured to be disposed between the first and second components of the implant.
A packaging insert for use with a vertebral implant having first and second components adapted to be respectively implanted to adjacent vertebral bodies, the packaging insert comprising:
- a main body;
- a snap fit latch extending proximally from the main body, the snap fit latch including a pair of hooks adapted to snap fit over a mating part of an implant inserter;
- at least one spacer extending distally from the main body and configured to be disposed between the first and second components of the implant to maintain a spacing between the first and second components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.