Guide apparatus of intervertebral implant

Details Guide apparatus of intervertebral implant Guide apparatus of intervertebral implant

1997-03-31

1999-03-23

Tucker, Guy V.

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

606104, A61B 1756

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active

058853006

ABSTRACT:
A guide apparatus of an intervertebral implant which is adapted to firmly fix an implant between adjacent corpus vertebrae includes a grip portion. A hollow inner tube is connected to the grip portion, in which an implant insertion tool can be removably inserted. A first guide projection is provided at the front end of the inner tube to protrude forward therefrom. A movable outer tube is rotatably fitted onto the inner tube. A second guide projection is provided at the front end of the movable outer tube to protrude forward therefrom.

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patent: 5163940 (1992-11-01), Bourque
patent: 5312412 (1994-05-01), Whipple
patent: 5409493 (1995-04-01), Greenberg
patent: 5624447 (1997-04-01), Myers
patent: 5649930 (1997-07-01), Kertzner

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