Patents Represented by Attorney Krieg SeVault LLP
  • Patent number: 7060073
    Abstract: This invention relates to devices and instruments for implant insertion through a posterior lateral opening to the disc space. The instruments include an implant inserter, and the devices include a spinal fusion implant engageable by the implant inserter. The implant provides bilateral support of the adjacent vertebrae when inserted into the disc space from a postero-lateral approach.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: SDGI Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: George Frey, John L. White, Steven D. DeRidder, Harald Ebner