Patent ID: 7905886
Filing Date: 2011-03-15
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A system for performing transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion comprising: an inserter having a proximal end, a distal end including a distal engagement region, and an elongated shaft extending between said proximal end and said distal engagement region, said shaft defining a first axis extending longitudinally through the center of the shaft, said distal engagement region comprising first and second generally parallel elongated engagement members capable of being biased towards one another and extending distally away from said distal engagement region opposite said shaft, said first engagement member defining a second axis extending longitudinally therethrough, said second engagement member defining a third axis extending longitudinally therethrough, said first and said second engagement members arranged such that said second and third axes are generally parallel to one another and said second engagement member being bent away from said shaft such that said third axis is disposed in an obtuse angular relationship with said first axis and wherein said second and third axes are coplanar with said first axis; and an implant having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first end, a second end, and first and second sides extending between the first and second ends and the top and bottom surfaces, said first side and second side including at least one groove dimensioned to receive at least a part of said generally parallel engagement members.