EP1069862A1
Guide sleeve for offset vertebrae
Abstract
A guide sleeve with longitudinally offset bone engaging portions is provided for engagement with anterior-posterior offset vertebral bodies. In one aspect of the invention the guide tube has fixed bone engaging portions in a predetermined offset position. In another form of the invention, the guide sleeve is composed of at least two moveably connected portions adapted to permit adjustment of the offset between the bone engaging portions. Further, a method is provided for using a guide sleeve with offset bone engaging portions.
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Numbers
- Publication
- 1069862
- Application
- 999165889
Titles3
- German
- FÜHRUNGSHÜLSE FÜR VERSCHOBENE WIRBELKÖRPER
- English
- GUIDE SLEEVE FOR OFFSET VERTEBRAE
- French
- MANCHON DE GUIDAGE POUR VERTEBRES DECALEES
Classification
- CPC, 4
- A61B17/025
- A61B17/1757
- A61B2017/0256
- A61B2090/062
- IPC, 4
- A61B17 56
- A61B17 02
- A61B17 17
- A61B19 00
Designated states1
- Contracting states, 1
- Sweden