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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2019
Applicant:
Iorthopedics, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventor:
Robert Thomas Grotz, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Assignee:
IORTHOPEDICS, INC., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4425 (2013.01); A61F 2/446 (2013.01); A61F 2/447 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61F 2/4637 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30408 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30411 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30507 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30537 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30538 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30545 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30556 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30594 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30841 (2013.01); A61F 2002/448 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4642 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of additive manufacturing expandable medical implants is provided along with methods of patient imaging for 3D printing expandable spine cages and topographically matching patient specific implants. Methods for stabilizing and correcting the alignment of the spine are also provided. Spine pathologies such as lordosis, kyphosis and scoliosis can be corrected with properly expanding spine cages such as those described. Independent control and adjustment of the proximal and distal ends of spine cages allows for treating multiple horizontally affected intervertebral spaces.