MAHONEY, MICHAEL,DZIEDZIC, SARA,BIRKMEYER, PAUL, JR.,BEARDSLEY, TIMOTHY,FRANK, DALE W.,NAUGHTON, RON
申请号：
CA2555876
公开号：
CA2555876C
申请日:
2005.02.09
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要：
Disclosed herein are methods and devices for distracting adjacent vertebraeduring surgical procedures for implanting spinal prostheses. In an exemplaryembodiment, a distractor is disclosed that maintains the empty space betweenadjacent vertebrae following a discectomy, and that can removably mate withother surgical instruments, such as, for example, a filler bar, an implantingtool, or a funnel. In other embodiments of the present invention a distractoris disclosed having various features to assist in implanting a spinalprosthesis, such as, for example, an angled distal end and/or an expandablepaddle. In another embodiment of the present invention, an articulatinginserter is disclosed. Moreover, various implants and funnels are alsodisclosed herein.
