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STEERABLE INTERBODY FUSION CAGE

  • US 20140309743A1
  • Filed: 06/27/2014
  • Published: 10/16/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of fusing vertebrae, comprising the steps of:

  • providing a steerable intervertebral cage comprising;

    a distal portion having front, back, top, bottom, inner and outer surfaces;

    a proximal portion having front, back, top, bottom, inner and outer surfaces, anda hinge joining the front of the proximal portion to the back of the distal portion, such that the cage has a first, straightened shape with the hinge open and a second, crescent shape with the hinge closed;

    introducing the cage in the first, straightened shape into an anterior central position within an intervertebral disc space using a posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) or transverse lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) approach; and

    steering or allowing the cage to assume the second, crescent shape once within the intervertebral disc space.

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