Instrumentation for treatment of the spine, including an elongate member having a deformable distal end portion at least partially formed of a flexible and preferably elastic material. The distal end portion has an initial configuration for placement adjacent a vertebral body and a deformed configuration...http://www.google.fr/patents/US6676665?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US6676665 - Surgical instrumentation and method for treatment of the spine
Surgical instrumentation and method for treatment of the spine