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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2018
Neuropro Technologies, Inc., Modesto, CA (US);
Joseph N. Logan, Trumbull, CT (US);
Gary R. McLuen, Port Townsend, WA (US);
Daniel R. Baker, Seattle, WA (US);
Neuropro Technologies, Inc., Modesto, CA (US);
Abstract
A bodiless bone fusion method, apparatus and device for insertion between bones that are to be fused together and/or in place of one or more of the bones, such as, for example, the vertebrae of a spinal column. The bodiless bone fusion device comprises one or more extendable plates, one or more extending blocks in communication with the extendable plates, one or more positioning elements for adjusting the extendable plates by manipulating the extending blocks, and one or more support panels for holding the positioning elements and guiding the extendable plates. The plates are able to be advantageously positioned in the confined space between the vertebrae to help brace the device until the bone has fused.