Patent ID: 7635368
Filing Date: 2009-12-22
Classification: A61B,A61F,Y10S

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 each of the baseplates have angled perimeters having three flat perimeter surfaces forming two protruding corners, a first of the flat perimeter surfaces converging with a second of the flat perimeter surfaces to form a first of the protruding corners, the first of the flat perimeter surfaces also converging with a third of the flat perimeter surfaces to form a second of the protruding corners; and a manipulation tool having a distal end including a wedge-shaped extension projecting therefrom, the wedge-shaped extension located between a top angled surface and a bottom angled surface wherein the top and bottom angled surfaces of the distal end of the manipulation tool each comprises three flat surfaces forming two recessed corners, a first of the flat surfaces converging with a second of the flat surfaces to form a first of the recessed corners, the first of the flat surfaces also converging with a third of the flat surfaces to form a second of the recessed corners such that when the distal end of the manipulation tool is engaged with the angled perimeter of at least one of the baseplates, movement of the at least one of the baseplates relative to the distal end of the manipulation tool is limited by interference between the angled perimeter of the at least one of the baseplates and the distal end, such that the at least one of the baseplates is manipulatable using the manipulation tool, wherein the first and second baseplates are simultaneously engageable with the wedge-shaped extension such that the first and second baseplates are lordotically angled with respect to one another when the manipulation tool is engaged to the first and second baseplates.