A61F2002/30528

STEERABLE IMPLANT ASSEMBLY

A steerable expandable implant including a base member, an adjustable member coupled to the base member, the adjustable member movable between a collapsed position and an expanded position, a pivot member rotatably received by the base member and configured to receive a tool such that the tool and the pivot member are rotatable relative to the base member between a first position and a second position, wherein the pivot member is translationally fixed relative to the base member, and a first control member received by the base member, wherein manipulation of the first control member causes the adjustable member to move between the collapsed position and the expanded position.

Dynamic Disc Assembly
20220008214 · 2022-01-13 ·

A dynamic disc assembly has a superior end plate, an inferior end plate, and a core. The core has surfaces of an annular Fresnel shape and a linear Fresnel-like shape combined to control the dynamic range of motion (ROM) movement arranged to match anatomical ROM. The core is interposed between and held against interior surfaces of the superior end plate and the inferior end plate. The assembly further has a pair of coupling cords, one coupling cord at each lateral end of the superior and inferior end plates wherein each lateral end of each end plate has one or more cord connections attached and affixed to the coupling cord to form and retain the dynamic disc assembly.

Interbody fusion system
11219535 · 2022-01-11 ·

A method and apparatus can include: a delivery tool having an insertion mandrel; an implant having a distal segment coupled to a proximal segment, the proximal segment having a proximal segment upper and a proximal segment lower, the distal segment having a distal segment upper and a distal segment lower, the implant including: a straight configuration based on the insertion mandrel being extended through the proximal segment and the distal segment, and a curved configuration based on the insertion mandrel being retracted from the distal segment; and an expansion mandrel configured for insertion into the implant, the implant including an expanded configuration based on the expansion mandrel being inserted between the proximal segment upper and the proximal segment lower, and being inserted between the distal segment upper and the distal segment lower.

SPINAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD
20210346167 · 2021-11-11 · ·

A spinal implant includes a chassis extending along a first axis and including a first thread. A first member extends along a second axis and is pivotably coupled to the chassis. A second member extends along a third axis between and is pivotably coupled to the chassis. A rack includes opposite top and bottom surfaces. A first spur is coupled to the first member such that the first spur engages the top surface. A second spur is coupled to the second member such that the second spur engages the bottom surface. An actuator includes second thread that engages the first thread such that rotation of the actuator move the implant between a first orientation in which the second and third axes extend parallel to the first axis and a second orientation in which the second and third axes extends at an acute angle relative to the first axis.

SPINAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD
20210346170 · 2021-11-11 · ·

A spinal implant includes a first member extending along a first axis between opposite first and second ends. The first end includes a first part. A rack is coupled to the first member. A second member extends along a second axis between opposite first and second ends. A gear is coupled to the second member such that the gear engages the rack. An actuator includes a second part that engages the first part such that rotation of the actuator relative to the members translates the rack relative to the first member along the first axis to move the implant between a first orientation in which the second longitudinal axis extends parallel to the first longitudinal axis and a second orientation in which the second longitudinal axis extends at an acute angle relative to the first longitudinal axis. Systems and methods are disclosed.

Press Fit Stem
20230277226 · 2023-09-07 ·

A method of implanting a medical implant includes resecting a long bone along a shaft of the bone so as to form a resected surface and remove a metaphysis of the bone. A tapered bore is reamed through the resected surface of the long bone and into an intramedullary canal thereof. A tapered portion of a stem of a medical implant is fully seated within the tapered bore so as to form a press-fit between the tapered portion of the stem and the long bone and so that a collar disposed at an end of the stem is offset from the resected surface so as to form a gap between the resected surface and the collar.

Expandable spinal implant system and method of using same

An expandable spinal implant is provided having first and second endplates hinged along one end or otherwise connected by pins, protrusions and channels, or similar mechanisms and an expansion mechanism(s) disposed therebetween configured to expand the first and second endplates from each other. Also provided are expandable spinal implants that may be expanded in a parallel manner to increase the height of the device while maintaining a lordotic angle. Other spinal implants may provide dual expansion whereby both height and lordotic angle are adjusted. Various implants, systems and methods are disclosed.

Glenoid implant with additively manufactured fixation posts
11752000 · 2023-09-12 · ·

A glenoid implant system may include a main body formed of a polymer, a base, and an anchor formed of metal. The main body may define an articulating surface and an opposite bone-contacting surface. The base may be formed in the bone-contacting surface of the main body, the base including a hole formed therein. The anchor may have a main section and a threaded post extending from the main section. The anchor may include a plurality of ribs extending in a longitudinal direction of the main section, the plurality of ribs being spaced apart from one another in a circumferential direction of the main section. The anchor may further include a plurality of wedges disposed on a base of the anchor, the plurality of wedges adapted to contact the base formed in the bone-contacting surface of the main body when the threaded post is received within the threaded hole.

BONE FUSION DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD

A bone fusion method, system and device for insertion between bones that are to be fused together in order to replace degenerated discs and/or bones, for example, the vertebrae of a spinal column. The bone fusion device comprises a frame and one or more extendable plates that are able to be angled, rotatable, adjustable, and have top profiles designed to correct and/or match the replaced discs/bones. The bone fusion device is able to be inserted between or replace the vertebrae by using a minimally invasive procedure wherein the dimensions and/or other characteristics of the bone fusion device are selectable based on the type of minimally invasive procedure.

Non-expandable multiple-segment lockable cage

A cage device includes first and second segments pivotally connected by a hinge. Pivoted movement of the segments with respect to each other is limited by a first stopper portion of the first segment abutting against a second stopper portion of the second segment.