Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Guide and blade for contouring vertebral bodies
- Patent Title (中): 用于形成椎体的引导和刀片
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Application No.: US11613871Application Date: 2006-12-20
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Publication No.: US07648505B2Publication Date: 2010-01-19
- Inventor: Craig M. Squires , Gregory C. Marik , T. Andrew Simonton
- Applicant: Craig M. Squires , Gregory C. Marik , T. Andrew Simonton
- Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Main IPC: A61B17/14
- IPC: A61B17/14 ; A61B17/15

Abstract:
A guide and a blade for contouring vertebral bodies. The guide is sized to be mounted between two vertebral members and includes a pair of edges for receiving the blade. The pair of edges are spaced a distance apart for the first edge to align with a first vertebral member, and the second edge to align with a second vertebral member. The blade includes a pair of arms with at least one cutting edge. The arms are sized to fit within the pair of edges respectively. Using the blade and guide comprises inserting the guide adjacent to two vertebral members, and inserting the arms through the pair of edges to contour the ends of the members. In an embodiment with cutting edges at the distal ends of each of the arms, the two vertebral members can be contoured simultaneously.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070123898A1 Guide and Blade for Contouring Vertebral Bodies Public/Granted day:2007-05-31
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