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Distractible intervertebral implant

US9320615B2 · kind B2 · utility

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218References

23Claims

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Assignee

DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

Jann-Paul Suedkamp · Glückstadt, DE
Sean Saidha · Franklin, US
Philipp Brun · Basel, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 30, 2013
Grant date	Apr 26, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 30, 2033

Classification

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

Abstract

A distractible intervertebral implant configured to be inserted in an insertion direction into an intervertebral space that is defined between a first vertebral body and a second vertebral body is disclosed. The implant may include a first body and a second body. The first body may define an outer surface that is configured to engage the first vertebral body, and an opposing inner surface that defines a rail. The second body may define an outer surface that is configured to engage the second vertebral body, and an inner surface that defines a recess configured to receive the rail of the first body. The second body moves in a vertical direction toward the second vertebral body as the second body is slid over the first body and the rail is received in the recess.

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