Title:
可調節型外科手術用案内具及び椎骨部材を処理する方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2005529708
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A guide and method of using the guide for positioning within a patient between vertebral members for contouring each of the members. The guide comprises a first section and a second section. A first edge is positioned along an edge of the first section, and a second edge is positioned along an edge of the second section. One or more elongated rods extend through the sections. One or both of the sections are movable along the rods to adjust a spacing between the first edge and the second edge. When positioned within the patient, the first edge is aligned along a first vertebral member and the second edge is aligned along a second vertebral manner. A manner of locking the sections is included for preventing the sections from moving relative to each other once the first and second edges are aligned within the patient.
Inventors:
Heim, Stephen Yee
Papadopoulos, Stephen M
Van Hock, James Yee
Foley, kevin
Height, Regis
Papadopoulos, Stephen M
Van Hock, James Yee
Foley, kevin
Height, Regis
Application Number:
JP2004515780A
Publication Date:
October 06, 2005
Filing Date:
June 12, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SDG Holdings Inc.
International Classes:
A61B17/56; A61B17/02; A61B17/17; A61F2/44; A61B19/00; (IPC1-7): A61F2/44; A61B17/56
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kazuo Shamoto
Tadashi Masui
Yasushi Kobayashi
Akio Chiba
Hiroyuki Tomita
Shosuke Imai
Tadashi Masui
Yasushi Kobayashi
Akio Chiba
Hiroyuki Tomita
Shosuke Imai