Spinal disk implantation kit
First Claim
1. A spinal disk implantation kit, comprising:
- a spinal disk implant shaped and dimensioned to fit between two vertebrae of the human body after an intervertebral disk is removed; and
an implant delivery tool comprisinga base,a handle connected to the base, anda pair of spaced apart, flexible opposed arms extending from the base for holding and releasing the implant, the spacing between the arms being such that the arms can hold the implant in compression therebetween, and the flexibility of the arms being such that the implant can be released therefrom in response to manual force applied to the handle.
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Abstract
A spinal disk implant comprises a solid body having four faces arranged to define a right-rectangular solid body and two faces that define the ends of the solid body. The faces that define the right-rectangular body include two opposed side faces and two opposed transverse faces. A kit that may be used by a surgeon includes an implant and an implant delivery tool dimensioned to releasably hold the implant. The delivery tool preferably has an implant holder with a pair of flexible opposed arms extending from a base, separated so that the implant can fit between the arms. Optionally, the implant holder may have a breakable release band extending around the implant to hold it in place until a weak link in the release band is intentionally broken during implantation.
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12 Claims
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1. A spinal disk implantation kit, comprising:
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a spinal disk implant shaped and dimensioned to fit between two vertebrae of the human body after an intervertebral disk is removed; and an implant delivery tool comprising a base, a handle connected to the base, and a pair of spaced apart, flexible opposed arms extending from the base for holding and releasing the implant, the spacing between the arms being such that the arms can hold the implant in compression therebetween, and the flexibility of the arms being such that the implant can be released therefrom in response to manual force applied to the handle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A spinal disk implantation kit, comprising:
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a spinal disk implant shaped and dimensioned to fit between two vertebrae of the human body after an intervertebral disk is removed; and an implant delivery tool comprising a base, a pair of spaced apart arms extending from the base to hold the implant therebetween, and a breakable release band connected to the arms for holding the implant to the delivery tool; whereby, after the implant is delivered between the vertebrae and in response to withdrawal of the delivery tool from the vertebrae, said breakable release band breaks to release the implant from the delivery tool. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A spinal disk implantation kit, comprising:
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a spinal disk implant shaped and dimensioned to fit between two vertebrae of the human body after an intervertebral disk is removed, said implant comprising a solid body having; four faces arranged to define a right-rectangular body, including two opposed side faces and two opposed transverse faces, at least one of the transverse faces having a central region with three-dimensional features thereon and an anterior platform region lying along an anterior margin of the transverse face, a convexly curved anterior face defining a first end of the right-rectangular body, and a posterior face defining a second end of the right-rectangular body; and an implant delivery tool comprising means for holding the implant in compression and then controllably releasing the implant. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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