Implant with protected fusion zones
US10478312B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 25, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/4495
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An implant for use in a spine includes a body and a plurality of structural members. The plurality of structural members includes outer members that are arranged to contact a vertebra upon implantation and support members that provide reinforcement and stability to the outer members. The outer members may have sections with a generalized helical geometry. The generalized helical geometry provides distal and proximal outwardly facing surface regions and creates a series of protected fusion zones along the superior and inferior surfaces of the implant to foster adjacent bone growth.
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