Cervical fusion apparatus and method for use

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8449582
APP PUB NO 20070233118A1
SERIAL NO

11711938

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In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a method of implanting a fusion plate, having at least two primary fastener openings, into a patient is described. According to the inventive method, a throat of the patient is dissected, providing access through the throat dissection to a spinal column of the patient. The fusion plate is inserted into the throat dissection, and the fusion plate is then positioned in an asymmetrical relationship with a sagittal plane of the spinal column. A first primary fastener is inserted through a first primary fastener opening of the fusion plate and into the first vertebra. A second primary fastener is inserted through a second primary fastener opening of the fusion plate and into the second vertebra. A cervical fusion apparatus is also disclosed.

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  • THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION

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McLain, Robert F Pepper Pike, US 2 91

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