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Flexible Guide for Insertion of a Vertebral Stabilization System

  • US 20100168803A1
  • Filed: 12/29/2008
  • Published: 07/01/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for implantation of a spinal stabilization system comprising:

  • an implant guide including a handle and a shaft extending from the handle, a distal end of the shaft configured for engagement with a head portion of a vertebral anchor, the shaft having flexibility characteristics allowing the shaft to flexibly bend between a first configuration and a second configuration; and

    an insert slidably disposed along the shaft of the implant guide, wherein the insert inhibits the shaft from bending from the second configuration to the first configuration.

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