Expandable fixation assemblies
US8974508B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 6, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/442
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Expandable fixation assemblies, expandable cranial fixation assemblies, and expandable intervertebral implant assemblies are provided for securing structures to bone and for securing bones and/or bone segments with respect to each other. An expansion member can be moved through at least a portion of an expandable fixation body, thereby causing expansion of the expandable fixation body, such that bone engagement features of the expandable fixation body engage surrounding structure, such as bone.
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