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Patent Inventor Names
Mingyan Liu0
Charles L. Branch0
Lawrence M. Boyd0
Loic Josse0
Date of Patent
December 29, 2009
0Patent Application Number
106987020
Date Filed
October 31, 2003
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
This invention relates to implants formed from donor bone for use in lumbar interbody fusion procedures and instruments for performing such procedures. The implants are formed to include a concave surface formed from a portion of the medullary canal of a long bone. The concave surface defines a recess in the implant that serves as a depot for osteogenic material. Specific instruments for inserting the implants prepared according to this invention and for preparing the intervertebral space to receive the implants are also provided.
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