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Expandable implant, instrument, and method

US7914581B2 · kind B2 · utility

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58References

22Claims

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Assignee

Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors

Andrew M. Dickson · Knoxville, US
Danny Braddock · Germantown, US
James S. Harrop · Philadelphia, US
Dean G. Karahalios · Indianapolis, US
Eric A. Potts · Indianapolis, US
Christopher I. Shaffrey · Charlottesville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 27, 2006
Grant date	Mar 29, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 1, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2310/00359
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention include expandable, implantable devices and methods. Devices expand linearly to provide secure fixation between or among anatomical structures. In some embodiments, an implant replaces one or more vertebral bodies of the spine.

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