Zero-profile interbody spacer and coupled plate assembly

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9192419
APP PUB NO 20100145459A1
SERIAL NO

12613866

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An implant for insertion into a disc space between vertebrae, wherein the implant includes a spacer portion, a plate portion coupled to the spacer portion, two bone fixation elements for engaging the vertebrae and a retention mechanism for preventing the bone fixation elements from postoperatively backing-out of the plate portion. The retention mechanism may be in the form of a spring biased snapper element that is biased into communication with the bone fixation elements so that once the bone fixation element advances past the snapper element, the snapper element is biased back to its initial position in which the snapper element interfaces with the bone fixation elements. Alternatively, the retention mechanism may be in the form of a propeller rotatable between a first position in which the bone fixation elements are insertable to a second position where the bone fixation elements are prevented from backing-out.

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  • DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Berger, Roger Bueren, CH 42 2363
Bonner, Christopher Downingtown, US 10 633
Hunziker, Markus Aarau, CH 44 2309
Jeger, Michael Thuernen, CH 10 629
Koch, David Bubendorf, CH 55 1921
Kueenzi, Thomas Downingtown, US 29 1537
McDonough, William P Collegeville, US 33 1319
Meili, Ralph Muttenz, CH 9 629
Pepe, Thomas Turnersville, US 23 1140
Ponzer, Rainer Himmelried, CH 21 849
Richter, Joern Kandern, DE 76 1666
Strausbaugh, William L Newmanstown, US 25 1731

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