Stand alone interbody fixation system

US9107760B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9107760-B2
Application numberUS-201213453054-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 23, 2012
Priority dateApr 26, 2011
Publication dateAug 18, 2015
Grant dateAug 18, 2015

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An interbody spacer system includes a cage and at least one first fixation blade. The cage includes an anterior wall and a posterior wall connected by a pair of side walls. The at least one first fixation blade partially extends around an outer surface of a first of the pair of side walls and is positionable between a first configuration for insertion into a disk space between two vertebrae and a second configuration for attachment to a first of the vertebrae.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An interbody spacer system, comprising: a cage including an anterior wall and a posterior wall connected by a pair of side walls, wherein the anterior wall includes an anterior aperture and the posterior wall includes a posterior aperture, and wherein a first of the pair of side walls includes a first recessed portion and a second of the pair of side walls includes a second recessed portion; a first fixation blade positionable between a first configu…

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What does patent US9107760B2 cover?
An interbody spacer system includes a cage and at least one first fixation blade. The cage includes an anterior wall and a posterior wall connected by a pair of side walls. The at least one first fixation blade partially extends around an outer surface of a first of the pair of side walls and is positionable between a first configuration for insertion into a disk space between two vertebrae and…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Walters Carmen, Alphatec Spine Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61F2/442. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 18 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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