Patent ID: 8603098
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A system for posterior modular disc replacement, comprising: a first guide wire, an insertion cannula having a through lumen through which said first guide wire is capable of slidably passing, at least one end plate element that is capable of slidably passing circumferentially along the length of said first guide wire and is sized and configured to slidably pass through said lumen, said end plate comprising at least two opposing bodies adjacent one to the other, said adjacent opposing bodies being capable of physically separating one from the other, at least one spreader bearing that is capable of slidably passing circumferentially along the length of said first guide wire and is sized and configured to slidably pass through said lumen, said bearing also being sized and configured to be inserted between said opposing bodies to urge said opposing bodies apart from one another, and at least one banding element positioned around said opposing bodies to hold said opposing bodies in relative position one to the other.