Instrumentation for inserting an expandable interbody spinal fusion implant
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1. An implant holder for inserting an interbody spinal implant into the spine of a human, said implant holder comprising:
- an outer sleeve having a longitudinal axis, a passage along the longitudinal axis, and a distal end with an implant engagement area adapted to cooperatively engage the implant, said implant engagement area including extensions having an exterior surface adapted to engage the implant, said extensions being adapted to move between a disengaged position and an engaged position; and
a shaft having a passage, said shaft being adapted to move along at least a portion of said passage of said outer sleeve, said passage of said shaft being adapted to permit the passage of an instrument or fusion promoting substances therethrough.
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Abstract
Instruments and methods for inserting and expanding interbody spinal fusion implants having an expandable height.
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181 Claims
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1. An implant holder for inserting an interbody spinal implant into the spine of a human, said implant holder comprising:
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an outer sleeve having a longitudinal axis, a passage along the longitudinal axis, and a distal end with an implant engagement area adapted to cooperatively engage the implant, said implant engagement area including extensions having an exterior surface adapted to engage the implant, said extensions being adapted to move between a disengaged position and an engaged position; and a shaft having a passage, said shaft being adapted to move along at least a portion of said passage of said outer sleeve, said passage of said shaft being adapted to permit the passage of an instrument or fusion promoting substances therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. An implant holder for inserting an interbody spinal implant into the spine of a human, said implant holder comprising:
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an outer sleeve having a longitudinal axis, a passage along the longitudinal axis, and a distal end with an implant engagement area adapted to cooperatively engage the implant, said implant engagement area including extensions having an exterior surface adapted to engage the implant, said extensions being adapted to move between a disengaged position with the extensions at a first distance from one another and an engaged position with the extensions at a second distance from one another, the second distance being larger than the first distance; and a shaft having a passage, said shaft being adapted to move along at least a portion of said passage of said outer sleeve, said passage of said shaft being adapted to permit the passage of an instrument or fusion promoting substances therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 121)
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117. An implant holder for inserting an interbody spinal implant into the spine of a human, said implant holder comprising:
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an outer sleeve having a longitudinal axis, a passage along the longitudinal axis, and a distal end with an implant engagement area adapted to cooperatively engage the implant; and a shaft having a passage, said shaft being adapted to move along at least a portion of said passage of said outer sleeve, said passage of said shaft being adapted to permit the passage of an instrument or fusion promoting substances therethrough, said shaft having a first portion with a reduced external dimension configured to move within said passage of said outer sleeve, a second portion having an enlarged external dimension, said a junction between said first and second portions, said junction forming a shoulder adapted to limit the depth of insertion of said shaft into said outer sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (118)
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119. An implant holder for inserting an interbody spinal implant into the spine of a human, said implant holder comprising:
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an outer sleeve having a longitudinal axis, a passage along the longitudinal axis, and a distal end with an implant engagement area adapted to cooperatively engage the implant; and a shaft having a passage, said shaft being adapted to move along at least a portion of said passage of said outer sleeve, said passage of said shaft being adapted to permit the passage of an instrument or fusion promoting substances therethrough, said passage of said outer sleeve having a reduced cross-sectional dimension transverse to the longitudinal axis proximate said distal end of said outer sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181)
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