Expansion member for insertion into a body tissue space
US8974464B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 16, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S606/914
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method is provided for interbody fusion including distracting, in a given direction, and supporting opposing vertebral bodies. A plurality of wafers are consecutively inserted between the vertebral bodies to create a column of wafers. The column of wafers is oriented between the vertebral bodies so as to expand in the given direction as the wafers are consecutively added to the column.
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