Insertion instruments and method for delivering a vertebral body spacer
First Claim
1. A spacer-insertion instrument for delivering a spacer to a spine, comprising:
- a handle portion,a guide coupled to the handle portion,a shaft coupled to the handle portion and extending along the guide, anda tip including an attachment end portion coupled to the shaft and opposing fingers movable relative to one another and adapted to grasp the spacer when the shaft is moved to actuate the fingers,wherein each finger includes an interior surface and an exterior surface and the interior surfaces cooperate to define a space sized to receive the spacer therein, andwherein each finger includes a tooth extending into the space.
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Abstract
A spacer-insertion instrument for delivering a spacer to a spine is disclosed. The instrument includes a handle portion and a guide coupled to the handle portion. The instrument further includes a shaft coupled to the handle portion and extending along the guide. The instrument further includes a tip including an attachment end portion coupled to the shaft and opposing fingers movable relative to one another and adapted to grasp the spacer when the shaft is moved to actuate the fingers. The handle portion includes a grip and a trigger coupled to the grip and to the shaft and movement of the trigger toward the grip causes the fingers to move toward one another. A method for delivering a vertebral body spacer to a disc space formed in a spine between adjacent vertebral bodies is also disclosed.
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19 Claims
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1. A spacer-insertion instrument for delivering a spacer to a spine, comprising:
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a handle portion, a guide coupled to the handle portion, a shaft coupled to the handle portion and extending along the guide, and a tip including an attachment end portion coupled to the shaft and opposing fingers movable relative to one another and adapted to grasp the spacer when the shaft is moved to actuate the fingers, wherein each finger includes an interior surface and an exterior surface and the interior surfaces cooperate to define a space sized to receive the spacer therein, and wherein each finger includes a tooth extending into the space.
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2. A spacer-insertion instrument for delivering a spacer to a spine, comprising:
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a handle portion, a guide coupled to the handle portion, a shaft coupled to the handle portion and extending along the guide, and a tip including an attachment end portion coupled to the shaft and opposing fingers movable relative to one another and adapted to grasp the spacer when the shaft is moved to actuate the fingers, wherein each finger includes an interior surface and an exterior surface and the interior surfaces cooperate to define a space sized to receive the spacer therein, and wherein each finger includes two spaced-apart teeth extending into the space.
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3. A spacer-insertion instrument for delivering a spacer to a spine, comprising:
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a handle portion, a guide coupled to the handle portion, a shaft coupled to the handle portion and extending along the guide, and a tip including an attachment end portion coupled to the shaft and opposing fingers movable relative to one another and adapted to grasp the spacer when the shaft is moved to actuate the fingers, wherein the handle portion includes a grip and a trigger coupled to the grip and to the shaft and movement of the trigger toward the grip causes the fingers to move toward one another. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vertebral body insertion kit, the kit comprising:
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a spanner including a handle portion having opposite ends and a notched portion formed at one of the ends, the notched portion having a pre-determined dimension and sized for extension into a space formed in a spine, a spacer having a dimension approximately equal to the dimension of the notched portion, and a spacer-insertion apparatus comprising a handle portion, a guide coupled to the handle portion, a shaft coupled to the handle portion and extending along the guide, and a tip including an attachment end portion coupled to the shaft and opposing fingers movable relative to one another and adapted to grasp the spacer when the shaft is moved relative to the guide. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for delivering a vertebral body spacer to a disc space formed in a spine between adjacent vertebral bodies, the method comprising the steps of:
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selecting a spacer, providing a spacer-insertion apparatus having (i) a handle portion which includes a grip and a trigger, (ii) a shaft coupled to the trigger of the handle portion, and (iii) a tip coupled to the shaft, the tip including an attachment end portion coupled to the shaft and opposing fingers movable relative to one another, placing the fingers about the spacer, moving the trigger toward the grip so as to cause the fingers to move toward the spacer to couple the tip and the spacer together, inserting the tip and the spacer into the disc space, moving the trigger away from the grip so as to cause the fingers to move away from the spacer to release the spacer within the disc space, and withdrawing the fingers from the disc space.
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