Apparatus for fusing adjacent bone structures
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Oct 19, 1999
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Oct 22, 1996
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An apparatus for facilitating the fusion of adjacent bone structures includes an implant member configured for insertion within a space defined between adjacent bone structures. The implant member includes an entry end portion and a trailing end portion and defines a longitudinal axis. The implant member includes at least a longitudinal portion having a generally elliptical cross-sectional dimension with a major cross-sectional dimension greater than a minor cross-sectional dimension. The apparatus is particularly contemplated for fusion of adjacent vertebrae.
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