Guide and blade for contouring vertebral bodies

Details Guide and blade for contouring vertebral bodies Guide and blade for contouring vertebral bodies

2006-12-26

2006-12-26

Robert, Eduardo C. (Department: 3733)

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

C606S087000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07153303

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.

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