Michael J. O'Neil;Alexander Grinberg;Derek Shaw;John C. Voellmicke
发明人:
John C. Voellmicke,Michael J. O'Neil,Derek Shaw,Alexander Grinberg,Michael J. ONeil
申请号:
US12822739
公开号:
US08979860B2
申请日:
2010.06.24
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要:
A method of delivering a fusion cage to an intervertebral disc space bounded by adjacent vertebral endplates, comprising the step of delivering the fusion cage into the disc space without contacting its teeth to the vertebral endplates during delivery, wherein a sheath is interposed between a cage surface and the endplates to prevent contact therebetween during delivery.