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US 2022/0346843 A1Published application
Flanged interbody fusion device
AssigneeSpinal Elements, Inc.
InventorsJason Blain, Bryan Hildebrand, Eric Kovach
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Abstract
Methods and devices are disclosed for treating the vertebral column. An implant for treating the spine is provided comprising at least two articulations between the spacer and the bone facing surface of the fixation plate. Another implant for treating the spine is also provided, comprising two or more fixation plates attached to a spacer with two or more articulations, wherein the fixation plates are independently movable.
Claims21
1-35. (canceled)
A method for treating the spine, comprising:
- providing an implant comprising a single fixation plate, a spacer, a first articulation and a second articulation between the spacer and the single fixation plate, wherein the first articulation allows for a full rotation along a circular path, wherein the second articulation allows for additional pivoting of the single fixation plate;
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- positioning the spacer within an intervertebral space and the single fixation plate across the intervertebral space, wherein an upper portion of the single fixation plate contacts a superior vertebra and a lower portion of the single fixation plate contacts an inferior vertebra about the intervertebral space.
A method for treating the spine, comprising:
- providing an implant comprising a fixation plate, a spacer, a first articulation and a second articulation between the spacer and the fixation plate, wherein the first articulation allows for rotation along a complete circular path, wherein the second articulation provides an additional degree of movement, wherein the first articulation and the second articulation allow the spacer and the fixation plate to move in a circular and reciprocating motion relative to each other;
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- positioning the spacer and the fixation plate relative to the anatomy of a patient.
A method for treating the spine, comprising:
- providing an implant comprising a fixation plate, a spacer, a first articulation and a second articulation between the spacer and the fixation plate, wherein the first articulation allows for a full rotation along a circular path, wherein the second articulation allows for additional pivoting;
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- positioning the fixation plate across an intervertebral space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.