Depuy Synthes Products, Inc.

Synthes Usa, LLC

Seaspine, Inc.

Christopher Marden John Cain

Claude Mathieu

Beat Lechmann

Dominique Burkard

Tyler John Holschlag

Zebulon Allen Yoder

An expandable intervertebral implant is provided for insertion into an intervertebral space defined by adjacent vertebrae. The expandable intervertebral implant includes a pair of outer sleeve portions and an inner core disposed between the outer sleeve portions. Movement of the inner core relative to the outer sleeve portions causes the outers sleeve portions to deflect away from each other, thereby engaging the expandable intervertebral implant with the vertebrae and adjusting the height of the intervertebral space.

Expandable intervertebral implant

Expandable inter vertebral implant

One or more connectors insertable into a surgical incision to couple rods together. The connector may include one or more bushings or joints to displace the one or more rods in one or more directions to a variety of orientations. One or more fasteners and/or bushings may be used to engage the one or more rods.

Implantable universal connector

An intervertebral implant includes a three-dimensional body and a securing plate. The three-dimensional body includes a front surface and a rear surface. The three-dimensional body further includes a plurality of boreholes for accommodating fixation elements. The intervertebral implant also includes a front plate disposed at the front surface of the three-dimensional body and has a plurality of boreholes. A securing plate can be fastened to the front plate.

Intervertebral implant

The intervertebral implant is in the form of a three-dimensional structure () comprising (a) a top side () and an underside () which are designed to rest against the end plates of two adjacent vertebras, (b) a left side face () and a right side face (), (c) a front face () and a rear face (), (d) a horizontal center plane situated between the top side () and the underside (), (e) a vertical center plane () situated between the left side face () and the right side face () and (f) a plurality of boreholes () passing through the implant structure () that are designed to receive longitudinal affixation elements (), the axes () of said elements intersecting the horizontal center plane (). At least one of the boreholes () is designed in a manner that the affixation element () received in it can be rigidly connected to the intervertebral implant. Said connection is implemented using a thread or by matching conical surfaces.

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Aurora, CO, United States of America

Christopher Marden John Cain