Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Reexamination Certificate
2005-01-11
2005-01-11
Lewis, Ralph A. (Department: 3732)
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
C606S084000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06840941
ABSTRACT:
A vertebral endplate chisel having upper and lower shaving portions, and a non-cutting guide integrally connected to and extending between the shaving portions and adapted to center the chisel within the disc space so that equal amounts of bone are removed from each endplate by the shaving portions as the chisel moves through the disc space.
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Malone John Daniel
Rogers Christopher
Depuy Acromed, Inc.
Lewis Ralph A.
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