Spinal disc implants with flexible keels and methods of fabricating implants

US8603171B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MiMedx Group, Inc. · US

Inventors

• John W. McClellan, III · Omaha, US
• Guilhem Denoziere · Atlanta, US
• Rebeccah J. C. Brown · Marietta, US
• Matthew Miller · Rancho Santa Margarita, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 24, 2007
• Grant date: Dec 10, 2013
• Expiry date: Dec 23, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2250/0098
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Spinal disc and other implants include at least one flexible keel that extends substantially outwardly, typically upwardly or downwardly, beyond the primary body of the implant. Methods of fabricating elastomeric implants using a mold are also described.