Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Patent
1997-08-29
2000-07-11
Tucker, Guy V.
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
A61B 1756
Patent
active
060865954
ABSTRACT:
A surgical method and apparatus for implanting a spinal fusion implant includes a rigid centering guide having a distal end sized to be inserted into the disc space with the guide extending along a longitudinal axis from a distal end to a proximal end. The guide includes a first external guide surface which extends at least partially between the distal end and the proximal end. The external guide surface is shaped complimentary to an external guided surface of a drill guide. The external guide surface and the guided surface are nested such that the guided surface slides against the external guide surface along a path of travel parallel to the longitudinal axis.
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Kohrs Douglas W.
Yonemura Kenneth S.
Sulzer Spine-Tech Inc.
Tucker Guy V.
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