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Expandable bone device

US8894656B2 · kind B2 · utility

9Cited by

13References

4Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Expanding Orthopedics Inc. · US

Inventors

Mark M. Levy · Raanana, IL
Ilan Greenberg · Haifa, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 1, 2009
Grant date	Nov 25, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 7, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2310/00796
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An expandable bone device including a unitary body extending along a longitudinal axis and including a deformable distal end portion having a collapsed orientation for placement adjacent a spinal structure, the deformable distal end portion including relatively wide, mutually contiguous support surfaces outlined by relatively narrow cutouts, the support surfaces being contiguous with the rest of the unitary body via relatively narrow deformable splines, the deformable distal end portion having an expanded orientation wherein the support surfaces are moved transversely outwards away from and generally parallel to the longitudinal axis, and an actuator coupled to the deformable distal end portion and operative to cause movement of the deformable distal end portion between the collapsed orientation and the expanded orientation.

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