Patent ID: 8343163
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A device for installing an implant between a first vertebra and a second vertebra having an intervertebral disc space therebetween, comprising: a handle, a first arm and a second arm extending distally from the handle, a first distraction tang extending distally from the first arm, a second distraction tang extending distally from the second arm, and an inserter situated between the first and second arms and coupled to a translation member that moves the inserter along a portion of the first and second arms, the inserter configured to releasably couple to the implant, wherein the first distraction tang is configured to engage a first vertebral endplate when said device is positioned for delivering said implant and said second distraction tang is configured to engage a second vertebral endplate when said device is positioned for delivering said implant, wherein the first distraction tang and the second distraction tang are replaceable with distracting tangs of various lengths between 40 mm and 60 mm, said first and second arms comprising a proximal section adjacent the handle and a distal section, the first and second arms being configured to move relative to each other between a neutral position and an expanded position, wherein the first and second arms are parallel to each other in the proximal section and converge towards each other in the distal section when the first and second arms are in the neutral position, wherein movement of the inserter distally when said implant is coupled to said inserter causes said first and second arms to move towards the expanded position.