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20100036496 | V-Shaped Staple for Spinal Prosthesis - An intervertebral implant system for positioning between an upper vertebra and a lower vertebra is provided. The implant system comprises an intervertebral implant and a staple. The implant comprises an inferior plate and a superior plate, while the superior plate has a vertebral surface facing the upper vertebra and the inferior plate has a vertebral surface facing the lower vertebra. There are two grooves on at least one vertebral surface extending at an angle outward from a centerline on the vertebral surface as they extend from the anterior portion of the plate toward the posterior portion of the plate. When in use, the staple is associated with the two grooves for maintaining stability of the intervertebral implant and preventing backing out of the intervertebral implant. The staple also has two arms and has a generally rectangular shape prior to use. | 02-11-2010 |
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20100125277 | TRANSVERSE CENTERING TOOL WITH PIN PLACEMENT GUIDES - A centering tool for transverse centering between an upper vertebra and a lower vertebra is disclosed. The centering tool comprises a support portion having a proximal end and a distal end, two handles, and two pin placement guides, each guide having a hollow cylinder shape for the placement of a drill or pin on each of the upper and lower vertebrae. The two handles each have a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end of each handle is connected to the proximal end of the support portion, and the distal end of each handle ultimately contact the uncular joint of one of the vertebrae when centering is achieved. Preferably, each handle has a spring that biases the handle in a closed position so that the distal portions of both handles abut each other in a resting or closed position. | 05-20-2010 |
20120109306 | SPINAL IMPLANT - A spinal implant configured for implantation in an intervertebral disc space is disclosed. The implant comprises a section for engaging a vertebral body. The section comprises a bone-engaging surface configured to engage at least a portion of a vertical surface and/or an endplate surface of the vertebral body. The section further comprises a metal component and a polymer component that are bonded together, wherein each of the metal component and the polymer component comprises at least one structural element configured to promote fixation between the polymer component and the metal component. | 05-03-2012 |
20120226313 | PERCUTANEOUS SPINOUS PROCESS FUSION PLATE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A spinal implant helps stabilize vertebrae for fusion. The implant is particularly adapted for percutaneous implantation, but may also be used with other access techniques. The implant includes first and second plates that extend through a slot in a frame. When installed, the frame extends laterally through the interspinous space, and the plates extend superiorly-inferiorly along respective lateral sides of the spinous processes. The plates are moved toward one another and relative to the slot to clamp the implant to the spinous processes. The slot may be variably sized along its length, and the plates may move into differently sized portions of the slot during the clamping process. | 09-06-2012 |
20140142628 | SURGICAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A surgical fastener comprises a head including a wall and a drive interface oriented in a first axial direction. At least one tissue penetrating element extends from the wall in a second axial direction. The at least one element is provisionally disposed with tissue and the wall overlaps a surface of an implant to selectively position and orient the implant relative to tissue. Systems and methods are disclosed. | 05-22-2014 |