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Spinal disk implantation kit

  • US 5,683,464 A
  • Filed: 06/07/1995
  • Issued: 11/04/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/04/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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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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