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US 7,351,244 B2Granted
Spinal fusion instrumentation, implant and method
OwnerJames S. Hamadainventor
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Abstract
A system and method includes surgical instrumentation, implants, bone graft material, and measurement equipment to enable a spine fusion procedure to proceed more accurately, efficiently and safely by allowing precision measurement of the characteristics of the intervertebral space, selection of and provision of new implants, placement of an intervertebral implant, all where improved healing thereafter takes place.
Claims2
An intervertebral measuring instrument for use in spine surgery comprising:
- a first portion fittable with respect to a second portion, at least a part of said first and said second portions for insertion into an intervertebral space, each of said first and second portions include a handle portion, and a spreading portion for insertion into an intervertebral space;
- a load cell mounted on at least one of said first and second portions to receive a force of displacement said first portion with respect to second portion;
- information transmission structures associated with said load cell for transmitting information about a measured force of said first portion with respect to said second portion away from said load cell, and
- at least one of a sonic, optical and mechanical displacement indicator for indicating the distance between said handle portion of said first portion and said handle portion of said second portion.
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