Patent · US Expired

Expandable intervertebral fusion implant and applicator

US6174334A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 31, 1999
Grant dateJan 16, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 31, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2310/00179
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An expandable intervertebral implant includes two separate components having corrugated mating surfaces which resist compression and shifting when the parts are distracted by a special installation tool.

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