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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2017
Applicant:
Medos International Sarl, Le Locle, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Medos International Sarl, Le Locle, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4465 (2013.01); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61F 2002/308 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30014 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3055 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3082 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30115 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30116 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30462 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30471 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30545 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30556 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30565 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30733 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30802 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30841 (2013.01); A61F 2002/443 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4415 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4687 (2013.01);
Abstract
An expandable intervertebral fusion cage is independently expandable vertically and laterally. The fusion cage includes a cage body that can receive an expansion member that causes the fusion cage to expand vertically. The cage body is responsive to a compressive force to move to an expanded lateral position, whereby the fusion cage defines a substantially circular annular profile.