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Expanding, conforming interbody spacer

US11534305B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

Daniel Manwill · Provo, US
Peter Halverson · Draper, US
David T. Hawkes · Pleasant Grove, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 26, 2019
Grant date	Dec 27, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 26, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2002/30891
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An expanding, conforming interbody implant includes a plurality of superior and a plurality of inferior segments. The segments are adapted to individually expand, contact, and conform to endplates of vertebral bodies to distribute forces equally over the implant and across the vertebral endplates. Once a proper extension of the segments has been achieved, the segments are locked in position. The implant has a stiffness that approximates the stiffness of bone, and the implant minimizes problems with subsidence, endplate fractures, and stress shielding.

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