Patent classifications
A61F2002/30398
VARIABLE VERTEBRAL CAGE
Proposed is a vertebral cage including a body which is inserted between a vertebra and a neighboring vertebra, and is provided with a space part that can be filled with bone powder; a blade which is rotatably provided on an inner side surface of the body. The cage also includes a locking means which fixes the blade, which has or has not been rotated on the body, on the inner side surface of the body, wherein the locking means comprises fixing protrusions and groove parts which are provided on mutually facing surfaces of the body and the blade, and coupled to each other.
EXPANDABLE VERTEBRAL BODY REPLACEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD
An expandable vertebral body implant, and methods of assembly and using the implant. The vertebral body implant includes a body with a first end and a second end, a rotating member rotatably coupled to the first end of the body, wherein an end includes a plurality of first notches inset into the rotating member, an extension member moveably coupled to the rotating member, and a locking member positioned on an interior of the body. Methods for assembling and using the vertebral body implant are also disclosed.
INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT
In an intervertebral implant having at least two upper and two lower contact bodies that have contact surfaces. An actuator has a threaded body which has an extension axis and is provided with opposite-handed threads arranged one behind the other. Wedges sit on the threaded body in an axially moveable manner and can be moved along the threaded body by rotating the same. Ramps of at least one ramp body of a wedge engage at least with counter-surfaces of at least some of the contact bodies and extend toward one another at a finite angle of less than 90°. The wedges are double wedges having two ramp bodies arranged one behind the other, and the ramps of one ramp body are oriented differently to the ramps of the other ramp body. The ramps of the first ramp body engage directly with the contact bodies laterally.
EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SPACER
An expandable interbody spacer for placement between adjacent vertebrae having two or more upper and lower endplates and lateral expansion wedges configured to couple a drive means to expand both a height and a width of the expandable interbody spacer from a collapsed state to an expanded state.
DUAL EXPANDABLE INTER-BODY DEVICE
The present disclosure provides for spinal implants configured for lateral insertion techniques deployable between a contracted position and an expanded position. The spinal implant may include a first endplate and a second endplate, each having a plurality of guide walls and inclined ramps. The spinal implant may further include a moving mechanism having first and second trolleys configured to act against the first and second plurality of ramps. The moving mechanism may further include a first set screw and a second set screw opposite the first set screw. The moving mechanism may be configured to operably adjust a spacing between the first and second endplates upon simultaneous rotation of the first and second set screws along a rotation axis, and may also operably adjust an angle of inclination between the first and second endplates upon rotating the first set screw or second set screw along the rotation axis.
HEIGHT AND LORDOSIS ADJUSTABLE SPACER
An expandable interbody spacer that is delivered in the anterior approach with adjustable height and end plate angulation (lordosis). The expandable interbody spacer is configured to have an initial collapsed state having a first height suitable for being inserted into an intervertebral space defined by a pair of adjacent vertebrae, and an expanded state having a second height that is greater than the first height. The expandable interbody spacer may be expanded from the initial collapsed state to the expanded state in-situ. The expanded state increases the distance between the adjacent vertebrae and provides support to the adjacent vertebrae while bone fusion occurs and also provides rigid support between the adjacent vertebrae that withstands compressive forces. By inserting the expandable interbody spacer into the intervertebral space in the initial collapsed state, it is possible to perform the surgery percutaneously with minimal disruption to tissues surrounding the surgical site and intervening soft tissue structures.
PATIENT-SPECIFIC EXPANDABLE SPINAL IMPLANTS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
A device for performing intervertebral body fusion between at a vertebral joint, and associated systems and methods for manufacturing the device are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the device includes an expandable main body configured to be locked in a desired configuration between a superior and an inferior vertebrae at the vertebral joint to facilitate the intervertebral body fusion at the vertebral joint. A first endplate is connected to the main body. The first endplate can include a superior surface having one or more patient-specific features configured to engage and mate with an inferior surface of the superior vertebra. A second endplate is connected to the main body. The second endplate can include an inferior surface having one or more patient-specific features configured to engage and mate with a superior surface of the inferior vertebra.
IMPLANT EXPANDING IN WIDTH BEFORE HEIGHT USING A SINGLE ACTUATOR
The present invention provides an expandable fusion device capable of being installed inside an intervertebral disc space to maintain normal disc spacing and restore spinal stability, thereby facilitating an intervertebral fusion. The fusion device described herein is capable of being installed inside an intervertebral disc space at a minimum to no distraction height and for a fusion device capable of maintaining a normal distance between adjacent vertebral bodies when implanted.
ANGLE-EXPANDABLE SPINAL CAGE
Disclosed is an angle-expandable spinal cage including an upper plate and a lower plate disposed to face each other, a frame disposed between the upper plate and the lower plate, the frame having a space formed therein, a block disposed between the upper plate and the lower plate and disposed in front of the frame, and a driving bolt having one end thereof connected to the frame and a remaining end thereof connected to the block. The angle-expandable spinal cage is implanted into an affected area while occupying the minimum angle thereof and to be expanded between vertebral bodies.
INTERVERTEBRAL DEVICES
An intervertebral fusion device is disclosed. The intervertebral fusion device comprises a superior component (40), an inferior component (60) and a core component (10). The superior component (40) has a superior component top side and a superior component bottom side and is configured to be received in an intervertebral space between first and second vertebrae whereby the superior component top side abuts against the first vertebra. The inferior component (60) has an inferior component top side and an inferior component bottom side and is configured to be received in the intervertebral space whereby the inferior component bottom side abuts against the second vertebra. The superior component bottom side and the inferior component top side oppose each other when the superior and inferior components (40, 60) are received in the intervertebral space. The core component (10) is configured for insertion between the superior and inferior components (40, 60) whereby a separation between the superior and inferior components is determined. The core component (10) comprises a retention mechanism which moves between a contracted condition and an expanded condition. The core component (10) is insertable between the superior and inferior components (40, 60) when the retention mechanism is in the contracted condition. The retention mechanism inter-engages with the superior component (40) and the inferior component (60) when in the expanded condition and when the core component (10) is received between the superior and inferior components to thereby present resistance to movement of the core component from between the superior and inferior components.