Spinal fusion instrumentation, implant and method
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1. A bone implant useful in spine fusion procedures comprising:
- an upper implant section;
a lower implant section having an outer periphery generally coextensive with the upper implant section; and
a force mechanism for urging the upper implant section away from the lower implant section to help insure quicker bone growth bonding of the upper implant section and the lower implant section to adjacent vertebral bone tissue.
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Abstract
A system and method includes surgical instrumentation, implants, bone graft material, and measurement equipment to enable a spine fusion procedure to proceed more accurately, efficiently and safely by allowing precision measurement of the characteristics of the intervertebral space, selection of and provision of new implants, placement of an intervertebral implant, and to help overcome bone resorption all where improved healing thereafter takes place.
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12 Claims
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1. A bone implant useful in spine fusion procedures comprising:
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an upper implant section;
a lower implant section having an outer periphery generally coextensive with the upper implant section; and
a force mechanism for urging the upper implant section away from the lower implant section to help insure quicker bone growth bonding of the upper implant section and the lower implant section to adjacent vertebral bone tissue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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