Apparatus for use in spinal surgery
US9101488B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00203
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Described here are deformable monolithic, stabilization devices, or implants, suitable for use within bone and between bones, for instance, to fuse vertebral bodies, to repair herniated discs, or to repair spinal compression fractures. The implants are introduced into a chosen site at a first, smaller height and then plastically deformed to achieve a second, but unique, pre-selected, larger height. Variations of the device provide one or more specific larger heights. The devices are particularly suitable as intervertebral spinal fusion implants for the immobilization of adjacent vertebral bodies. Methods of deploying the implants are also described as are instruments for such deployment.
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