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Expandable fusion device for positioning between adjacent vertebral bodies

US11766341B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 9, 2022
Grant dateSep 26, 2023
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Expiry dateJun 9, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2002/4627
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An intervertebral implant including a first substantially pyramidal-shaped wedge having: a first pair of laterally extending flanges, and a second pair of laterally extending flanges spaced from the first pair of laterally extending flanges; an upper body having an inferior surface, a superior surface, and a pair of recessed tracks for receiving the first pair of laterally extending flanges; and a lower body having a superior surface, an inferior surface, and a pair of recessed tracks for receiving the second pair of laterally extending flanges. The first substantially pyramidal-shaped wedge is movable between a first position and a second position within the recessed tracks of the upper body and the lower body. The intervertebral implant also includes a case housing the first substantially pyramidal-shaped wedge.

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