Title:
椎骨体間融合方法及び器具
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4301944
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
Methods and instrumentation for vertebral interbody fusion are provided. Sleeve assemblies can be provided with a reduced width portion adjacent the distal end to limit the amount of retraction of the surrounding vascular and neural structures required for the procedure. A sleeve assembly can be provided with a guide sleeve removably engaged to a guide sleeve housing. The guide sleeve can be removed during surgery to improve the surgeon's viewing of the operative site while the guide sleeve housing maintains disc space distraction. Methods and instruments for inserting and using the guide sleeve housing are also provided.
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Inventors:
Ray, Eddie F, The Third
Duncan, James Pee
Duncan, James Pee
Application Number:
JP2003524454A
Publication Date:
July 22, 2009
Filing Date:
August 08, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic Incorporated
International Classes:
A61B17/56; A61B17/02; A61B17/16; A61B17/17; A61B19/00
Foreign References:
| WO1999052453A1 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kazuo Shamoto
Shinjiro Ono
Yasushi Kobayashi
Akio Chiba
Hiroyuki Tomita
Shosuke Imai
Masao Hashimoto
Shigeru Sakuma
Fujihiro Kanda
Hiroyuki Uchida
Shigeo Takeuchi
Takami Ito
Akutsu Katsuhisa
Tadashi Masui
Shinjiro Ono
Yasushi Kobayashi
Akio Chiba
Hiroyuki Tomita
Shosuke Imai
Masao Hashimoto
Shigeru Sakuma
Fujihiro Kanda
Hiroyuki Uchida
Shigeo Takeuchi
Takami Ito
Akutsu Katsuhisa
Tadashi Masui