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Methods and instruments for interbody fusion

  • US 6,206,922 B1
  • Filed: 01/28/1998
  • Issued: 03/27/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/27/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for implantation in the disc space between adjacent vertebrae, comprising:

  • at least two devices fixedly attached within the same disc space having elongated bodies and including surfaces for engaging the adjacent vertebrae, each of said devices having an end wall defining a threaded bore therethrough, said end wall of each of said devices defines a recess surrounding said threaded bore and a groove communicating with said recess;

    an elongated plate sized to be fully contained within the disc space, said plate having at least two bores defined therethrough and spaced apart a distance, said plate configured to be at least partially received in said recess; and

    at least two set screws having a threaded stem sized to extend through each of said at least two bores and configured for threaded engagement with said threaded bore of corresponding one of said devices.

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