Michael Meccariello;David C. Paul;Marcin Niemiec;Noah Hansell;William S Rhoda
发明人:
Noah Hansell,Marcin Niemiec,William S Rhoda,Michael Meccariello,David C. Paul
申请号：
US12437338
公开号：
US08252060B2
申请日:
2009.05.07
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要：
Disclosed are methods for implant installation and assembly between adjacent vertebral bodies of a patient. The implant has a support body and a rotatable insert therein and the support body is curved for installation between adjacent vertebral bodies transforaminally. An installation instrument is also disclosed for removable attachment to implant and engagement with the rotatable insert to selectively permit rotation between the insert and the support body. The installation instrument extends along a longitudinal tool axis and when the installation instrument is in a first position the insert is rotationally fixed with respect to the support body and when the installation instrument is in a second position the support body may rotate with respect to the insert. Methods of installing multiple implants are also disclosed.
