US2005261774A1PendingUtilityA1

System and method for blocking and/or retaining a prosthetic spinal implant

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Assignee: TRIEU HAI HPriority: Dec 10, 2002Filed: Jul 1, 2005Published: Nov 24, 2005
Est. expiryDec 10, 2022(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Hai H. Trieu
A61F 2/442A61B 17/70A61B 17/7059A61F 2/28A61F 2/30965A61F 2002/30062A61F 2002/30092A61F 2002/30578A61F 2002/4435A61F 2002/444A61F 2002/445A61F 2210/0004A61F 2210/0014A61F 2310/00017A61F 2310/00023A61F 2310/00095A61F 2310/00125A61F 2310/00131A61F 2310/00137A61F 2310/00167A61F 2310/00179A61F 2310/00203A61F 2310/00239A61F 2310/00329A61F 2310/00365Y10S606/907Y10S606/91Y10S606/911A61F 2310/00359
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Abstract

Devices for anchoring and/or blocking spinal implants in an intervertebral disc space are disclosed. In one aspect of the invention the device includes a rigid blocking member having one end unconnected and free to block a spinal implant, and another end attached to a securing member to secure the blocking member to the spine. Methods for using the inventive anchoring/blocking implants are also provided.

Claims

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1 - 44 . (canceled)  
   
   
       45 . A device for blocking and retaining a spinal implant in an intervertebral disc space, said device comprising a first L-shaped blocking member having an anchoring end and a blocking end; 
 wherein said anchoring end is anchored to a vertebra; and    wherein said blocking end is free and unconnected to a prosthetic spinal implant, and is positioned to block a prosthetic spinal implant from being expelled from an intervertebral disc space.    
   
   
       46 . The device of  claim 45 , and further including a second blocking member having an anchoring end and a blocking end; 
 wherein said anchoring end of said second blocking member is anchored to a vertebra; and    wherein said blocking end of said second blocking member is free and unconnected to a prosthetic spinal implant, and is positioned to block a prosthetic spinal implant from being expelled from an intervertebral disc space.    
   
   
       47 - 54 . (canceled)

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