US 11,857,431 B1
Method and apparatus for placement of vertebral body replacement device into a transcorporeal void during a surgical operation on the cervical portion of the spine
Robert E. Simonson, Boca Raton, FL (US)
Filed by Robert E. Simonson, Boca Raton, FL (US)
Filed on Feb. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/104,612.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/442 (2013.01) [A61F 2/2846 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3071 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4435 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
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1. A method of placing a Vertebral Body Replacement device between two vertebral endplates of a single vertebra in a cervical spine, the method comprising:
creating a void between the two endplates of the vertebra of the cervical spine; and
placing the Vertebral Body Replacement device into the void created between the two endplates of the single vertebra, wherein the Vertebral Body Replacement device has been given a PLR product code from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).