Patent ID: 7223291
Filing Date: 2007-05-29
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A spinal orthopedic device and tool set, comprising an intervertebral spacer device having first and second baseplates mounted to one another such that the first and second baseplates are articulatable relative to one another, wherein at least one of the baseplates has at least one pair of engagement holes, each hole of the at least one pair being separated from the other hole of the at least one pair by a space having a length; and a manipulation tool having a handle, a proximal end and a distal end, the handle extending along a first longitudinal axis, the manipulation tool further including a first engagement post and a second engagement post, each engagement post positioned proximate the distal end of the manipulation tool, the first engagement post extending along a second longitudinal axis and the second engagement post extending along a third longitudinal axis, the first longitudinal axis being substantially perpendicular to the second and third longitudinal axes, the first engagement post being separated from the second engagement post by a second space having a length, said length of said second space being equivalent to said length of said space between the pair of engagement holes of the intervertebral spacer such that the first and second engagement posts are positionable in the at least one pair of engagement holes, said first and second engagement posts defining a pair of engagement posts.