Expandable implant, instrument, and method

US8366779B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors

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

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 28, 2011
• Grant date: Feb 5, 2013
• Expiry date: Mar 28, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2310/00359
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

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.