Patent ID: 7329283
Filing Date: 2008-02-12
Classification: A61B,A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A spacer insertion tool for implanting a spacer, said tool comprising: a housing having a proximal end and a distal end and defining a passageway between said proximal end and said distal end; a shaft having a first end and an opposite second end, said shaft disposed within said passageway with said first end adjacent said distal end, said first end defining a spacer engager; and an occlusion member extendible from said distal end of said housing for blocking an opening defined in the spacer when engaged to the spacer engager, said occlusion member including a plate; and a fastener attached to said shaft and wherein said plate defines a groove, said groove disposed around said fastener so that said plate is slidable relative to said housing.