Patents Examined by Ellen Christina Hammond
  • Spinal system and method including lateral approach
    Patent number: 7749269
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include devices and methods for implanting a vertebral body spacer. A lateral surgical approach is contemplated with some disclosed procedures. Instruments of some embodiments are insertable into a disc space to achieve distraction, to determine a desired disc space height, and to select a corresponding implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc M. Peterman, Frank Bono