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Endplate preparation instrument

  • US 8,262,663 B2
  • Filed: 05/05/2008
  • Issued: 09/11/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A surgical instrument for preparing a surface of a vertebra, the instrument comprising:

  • an elongated body including a frame;

    a first pivot point, wherein a first sweep axis and a first tilt axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first sweep axis pass through the first pivot point; and

    a first endplate preparation member for preparing a surface of a vertebra that is supported by the body and that is controllably pivotable in an arc about the first tilt axis to change a tilt of the first endplate preparation member, and is controllably pivotable in an arc about the first sweep axis while maintaining a tilt of the first endplate preparation member.

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